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5 April 1773
Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 1746-1815
Sends the payment owed to Knox (see GLC02437.00044) and a requests a copy of Shebbear's Practice of Physick.
GLC02437.00048
11 March 1773
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
Indicates that he has sent six pounds to settle his account and lists books and periodicals he would like to purchase.
GLC02437.00049
8 April 1773
Clarke, Joseph, fl. 1773-1774
Understands that Knox has not received works by Goldsmith that Clarke has requested (see GLC02437.00021 and GLC02437.00045). Makes a new request for Hume's Essays. Asks for his books to be packed and delivered carefully and discretely, because the...
GLC02437.00050
9 April 1773
Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798
Confirms receipt of payment. Wright & Gill was a London stationery company operated by Thomas Wright and William Gill.
GLC02437.00051
12 April 1773
Lists books he would like to purchase and indicates that he has sent twelve dollars to be credited to his account. Asks to be informed of books that come in from London in the Spring.
GLC02437.00052
19 April 1773
Oliver, Andrew, 1731-1799
Written on same sheet as Knox's reply to Oliver's last letter (see GLC02437.00046), in which Oliver requested a new copy of the Nautical Almanac for 1774 because pages were missing. Knox promises to return Oliver's Almanac to him with a fixed page....
GLC02437.00053
20 April 1773
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
An invoice listing books and magazines shipped to Knox aboard the Dartmouth appears on the top of the page. The bottom of the page discusses the settling of bills and placement of additional book orders. Longman was a London bookseller.
GLC02437.00054
25 April 1773
Miller, William, fl. 1773
Asks Knox to edit a magazine subscription so that it is sent to William Morland instead of himself, William Miller.
GLC02437.00055
23 April 1773
Burdett, Charles, 1728-1803
Places an order for books, and expresses desire to settle account next week in Boston.
GLC02437.00056
3 May 1773
Flagg, Henry C., 1742-1801
Asks Knox to bind a copy of Chamber's Dictionary that Flagg will send to him. Advises Knox to pay attention to the moisture in the air, and its effect on book binding. Also informs Knox that he will send him some sugar or molasses. Dr. Flagg later...
GLC02437.00057
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