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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Anstey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09176 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 9 July 1788 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 31.6 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Reports that two British citizens, Lord Loughborough [possibly Alexander Wedderburn, subsequently 1st Earl of Rosslyn] and John Skinner, have an interest in a portion of the Muscongus patent. Explains how these two individuals got involved with the land, which belonged to Francis Waldo through his father, Brigadier General Samuel Waldo.

Anstey, John, fl. 1787-1788
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Skinner, John, fl. 1788
Waldo, Francis, fl. 1728-1784
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759
Wedderburn, Alexander, 1733-1805

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