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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Smith, Son & Smith

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03164 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 July 1785 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 16.1 cm Order a Copy

Informs Smith, Son, & Smith, a merchant firm (possibly from Birmingham, England) that the wares they consigned to him have arrived. Notes that the goods are in the care of Henry Jackson, who will keep them until they can be sold without incurring a loss. Writes, "...it is probable that they must be sold at a credit as money is uncommonly scarce."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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