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Putnam, Rufus (1738-1824) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09170 Author/Creator: Putnam, Rufus (1738-1824) Place Written: Rutland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 December 1787 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 31.9 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Noted as written in "Rutland," possibly in Ohio or Massachusetts. Discusses a survey of the Muscongus patent completed by Captain Stone and Mr. [possibly Enoch] Titcomb.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824
Titcomb, Enoch, 1747-1814

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