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Winslow, Isaac (1743-ca. 1792/3) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09132 Author/Creator: Winslow, Isaac (1743-ca. 1792/3) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 September 1785 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 23.4 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses business relating to the Waldo patent. Mentions cousin[s] Isaac Winslow and Samuel Winslow, as well as attorney Benjamin Hichborn.

It is unclear whether the author is Isaac Winslow (1743-ca. 1792/3) or his younger cousin Isaac Winslow (1763-1806). Both men worked with Knox as executors on the Flucker estate, and were related to Knox through his wife, Lucy. It seems likely that the author is the elder Isaac, however, because the docket refers to him as "Isaac Winslow, Senior."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winslow, Isaac, 1743-1793
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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