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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Webber

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03245 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 5 March 1786 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 32.7 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he is happy Webber approves of the negotiations he conducted with the firm of Broome & Platt, and brings him up to date on the status of their negotiations. Declares that Mr [Samuel] Ogden has sold a lot of Webber's goods but had to sell them on credit. Also discusses the state of his brother William Knox's health upon his arrival in the United States. Sends Mrs. Lucy Knox's regards to Mrs. Webber.

Webber, James, fl. 1783-1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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