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- GLC#
- GLC02437.05189-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 9 October 1791
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Samuel Breck
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
References receiving Breck's letter from his son. Thanks him for his sympathy upon the death of his son Marcus. Says "Language is utterly inadequate to convey any idea of the agony of our souls upon the occasion." References Breck's previous letter where he ranted about the high taxes the assessors implemented in Boston. Would be happy to have Breck as a neighbor in Philadelphia if he should move. Reports that "House rent is here exceedingly high." Goes on to explain the rental real estate market in Philadelphia. Praises the house of Mr. Simmons, a coachmaker, at the corner of Chestnut and 5th Street. Says Simmons would let it for 3 years at $1,000 per year. Asserts that it would be better to move in the fall than in the spring or summer. Talks of Breck becoming a director of the bank.
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