Morewood, fl. 1774 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00158 Author/Creator: Morewood, fl. 1774 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 June 1774 Pagination: 1p. addr. +docket. 32 cm. x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Knox that he is looking for a Boston distributor for medicine made by a Mr. Norton, a surgeon from Golden Square, London. He proposes the same arrangements for medicine distribution Knox has with New York printer, James Rivington, who recommended Knox for the job (GLC02437.00159). Morewood desires constant advertisements be placed in Boston newspapers. Underneath Dr. Morewood's signature, he is identified as a "Surgeon at Mr. Rivington's."
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