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Thomas, Jesse (fl. 1788) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09198 Author/Creator: Thomas, Jesse (fl. 1788) Place Written: Maduncook, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 September 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 18.1 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Jesse Thomas, William Motte, and Wellington Gay. Informs Knox a Committee has been chosen and the inhabitants of "Madumcook" [Maduncook, Maine] met yesterday to settle the lands.

Thomas, Jesse, fl. 1788
Motte, William, fl. 1788
Gay, Wellington, fl. 1788
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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