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Brown, Christopher (fl. 1772-1774) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00183 Author/Creator: Brown, Christopher (fl. 1772-1774) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1774 Pagination: 1p.+addr. 30.8 cm. x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy

Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Reports that there have been diminished shipments from Boston. Mentions that parliament dissolved, which may work to America's advantage. Longman was a London bookseller.

Brown, Christopher, fl. 1772-1774
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

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