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Sherburne, Henry, 1748-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00096 Author/Creator: Sherburne, Henry, 1748-1824 Place Written: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 November 1773 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Places an order for books, listing the titles at the bottom. Sherburne was a merchant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Titles include, "Bathcelor of Salamanca," "Anacreon," Dicky Gotham & Doll Clod," "Tristan Shandy," "Peregrine Pickle," "Collection of Stories," and "Dodsley's Collection of Letters."

Sherburne, Henry, 1748-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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