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Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00016 Author/Creator: Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter Date: 18 September 1772 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : address Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 14.8 cm Order a Copy

Notes that he has enclosed Thomas Boydston's bill for 150 pounds sterling against Champion & Dickason, and an order of books. Also indicates that he has shipped a trunk and case of books to Knox aboard the Lydia, under Captain Hall. Longman was a London bookseller.

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

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