Broome & Platt (firm), fl. 1785 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03182 Author/Creator: Broome & Platt (firm), fl. 1785 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 6 September 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy
The firm of Broome & Platt certifies that it is in debt to Messrs. Webber Addington & Birhnall of London for approximately 600 pounds. Document arranges terms of repayment, including paying the equivalent amount in dry goods within a two-week period to General Knox, the ultimate beneficiary. (According to GLC02437.03181, Broome & Platt had made a payment to James Webber, who was apparently handling business for Henry Knox and his brother, William, during William's illness, but the note with which they paid was drawn on a firm that had gone bankrupt.)
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