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General Henry Knox in account with Broome & Platt
6 September 1785
Broome & Platt (firm), fl. 1785
Knox owed £1346.18 "For Sundry merchadize as per Invoice." Provides a breakdown of how payment was made.
GLC02437.08591
to Henry Knox
The firm of Broome & Platt certifies that it is in debt to Messrs. Webber Addington & Birhnall of London for approximately 600 pounds. Document arranges terms of repayment, including paying the equivalent amount in dry goods within a two-week period...
GLC02437.03182
The writer, on behalf of the firm of Broome & Platt, encloses documents detailing the correspondence between the firm and its creditors in England, as requested. Outlines the firm's dealings with John Blackburn, of London, who until July 1783 was...
GLC02437.03185
12 September 1785
Writes that the firm would have complied with Knox's wishes relating to the settling of their debt "had it been Practicable & prudent." However, it would have been "ruinous" to do so because they do not know the original cost of all their goods, and...
GLC02437.03194
[Invoice]
List of items Henry Knox bought from the firm Broome & Platt. Items include blankets and various types of cloth.
GLC02437.10390
List of items Henry Knox bought from the firm of Broome & Platt. Items include blankets, cloth, and thread.
GLC02437.10389
The firm of Broome & Platt, which owes Henry Knox money (see GLC02437.03182), explains its problems with various creditors and the ways in which they are in debt. According to the writer (perhaps Samuel Broome, as he refers to Mr. Platt in the...
GLC02437.03184
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