Harwood, Hannah, F.U., fl. 1774-1796 to Samuel Winslow
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03632 Author/Creator: Harwood, Hannah, F.U., fl. 1774-1796 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 1 August 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy
Discusses business regarding a payment of £90, stating "I should not perhaps have been so severe in demanding it, had not you thought fit to insist so strenuously on having the bond - " Writes that since Winslow "seem[s] willing to leave [the matter] to Genl Knox, I will agree to his decision, I have as high an opinion as yourself of his honor and integrity -" The docket notes that the business matter is in regards to interest "given by Mr & Mrs Flucker to Francis Waldo Esqr for [procuring ?] a certain sum therein specified to the surviving children of the said Mr & Mrs Flucker." Noted as a copy and written in Brompton, most likely somewhere in England. Retained copy in the hand of [including signature] Henry Knox.
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