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Strong, Caleb (1745-1819) [Henry Knox's seven-year appointment as Justice of the Peace for Lincoln County]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10342 Author/Creator: Strong, Caleb (1745-1819) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Printed document signed Date: 9 March 1802 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 37.4 x 23.5 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Massachusetts Governor, Caleb Strong. Signed by John Avery as Massachusetts Secretary of State.

Avery, John, 1739-1806
Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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