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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Isaac Winslow, Sr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09165 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 26 February 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. May be incomplete. Discusses several issues relating to the Waldo patent lands, including bonds forwarded to Knox by Mr. Sullivan, and the transfer of power of attorney.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winslow, Isaac, 1743-1793
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806

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