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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Hannah Flucker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09103 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 April 1784 Pagination: 5 p. : docket ; 33 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy

Writing to his mother-in-law, Knox discusses the lands in the Waldo patent and other business matters.

Flucker, Hannah, 1726-1785
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Goldthwait, Ezekiel, fl. 1710-1782
Waldo, Samuel, ca. 1723-1770

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