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Frost, William (1747-1827) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09225 Author/Creator: Frost, William (1747-1827) Place Written: York, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 July 1789 Pagination: 1 p. ; 29.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Has found one hundred seventy five deeds and returns, in the files of the York county registers office, relating to the Waldo patent, a large tract of land owned by Knox.

William Frost was the Register of deeds for the County of York, Massachusetts from 1786-1816.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Frost, William, 1747-1827

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