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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to [Hannah Flucker Urquhart Harwood]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10351 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 1797 Pagination: 4 p. ; 39.2 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

Recipient inferred from content. Knox's discusses bonds, the Muscongus lands, and Falmouth lands with Harwood, his sister-in-law. Written on thin tissue paper; ink is faded.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796

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