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Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00781 Author/Creator: Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 21 August 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

From Captain Isaac Sears, a founder of the Sons of Liberty. Has sent John De Neufville & Son bills of exchange, and has ordered Neufville to deliver the bills to Knox. Requests silk and gold to be made "into a negligee in the Newest Taste to a Hoop," blond lace treble ruffles, and a blond lace shade, brocade for ladies shoes, and other items. Addressed to Knox at Amsterdam.

Knox, William, 1756-1795
Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786
Neufville, John de, fl. 1779-1789

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