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Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00142 Author/Creator: Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 April 1774 Pagination: 2p. addr. +docket. 22.4 cm. x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Indicates that he has sent Knox publications to sell and asks him to place an advertisement. A post script gives additional information about some of the publications. Bell was a Philadelphia bookseller.

Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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