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Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797 [Account of books and magazines sent to Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00011 Author/Creator: Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph document Date: 10 June 1772 and 13 June 1772 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : address Height: 27 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Invoice lists items sent from London and their costs. Beneath it is an autograph note indicating that magazines from May 1772 have been included with this shipment, which was sent aboard the Boscawen under Captain Jackson. Longman was a London bookseller.

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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