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Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06796 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 August 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Received Knox's recent letters. Discusses the prices for goods being sold, such as iron, beef, and corn, and relates the methods people are using to pay for these goods. Also mentions shipments being made via several different vessels.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Sullivan, James, 1744-1808

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