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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Contract]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10723 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 25 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 50.3 x 75.8 cm. Order a Copy

Indenture regarding land between Henry Knox and Samuel Ogden both of whom have signed. Also cites Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris as participants in the overall transaction. Signed by W. Jackson and John Laurance as witnesses. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Jackson, W., fl. 1792-1794

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