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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Longman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05246 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 November 1791 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Discusses business arrangements, such as recovering a sum from Mr. [Richard] Harwood (Knox's brother-in-law), and making a payment to the firm of Wright & Gill (see GLC02437.05245).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
Wright & Gill, fl. 1753-1798
Harwood, Richard, fl. 1791-1794

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