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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Proposal to sell one hundred thousand acres in the Waldo patent]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09298 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: circa 1784-1806 Pagination: 6 p. ; 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Offers 100,000 acres for sale, and describes the positive characteristics of this tract of land.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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