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Turner, George (fl. 1750-1843) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09904 Author/Creator: Turner, George (fl. 1750-1843) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: circa 20 December 1791 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 33.6 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Notes on the distances from the Wabash River and observations on its navigation. Includes notes of errors in Thomas Hutchinson's map. The dating inferred from dated copy in the Papers of James Madison at the Library of Congress. Turner was a judge of the Northwest Territory.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Turner, George, 1750-1843

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