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Houston, Robert (1765-1824) [Sketch of land]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10607 Author/Creator: Houston, Robert (1765-1824) Place Written: Hancock County, Maine Type: Manuscript document Date: October 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34.9 x 26.5 cm. Order a Copy

A sketch of land surveyed by Robert Houston in the township of Knox lying in Hancock County, Maine.

Houston, Robert, 1765-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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