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Latham, Thomas, fl. 1777 to Thomas Flucker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00664 Author/Creator: Latham, Thomas, fl. 1777 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 November 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 15.9 cm Order a Copy

Written at St. Dunstan's Hill. Latham, apparently a merchant, promises to send sherry to Flucker in Knightsbridge, London. Also apologizes for his previous blunder in the transaction. Docket in Shaw's hand.

Latham, Thomas, fl. 1777
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

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