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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Webber

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03204 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 30 September 1785 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Duplicate of GLC02437.03205. Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw. Recounts all the dealings between Knox, Webber, Samuel Shaw, and the firm of Broome & Platt. Broome & Platt owe money to Webber, who is in England, and Knox and Shaw have negotiated terms of repayment of the debt. Has enclosed numbered copies of all correspondence on the subject, and a summary of terms of repayment. See GLC02437.03194 for related information.

Webber, James, fl. 1783-1797
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Broome & Platt, fl. 1775-1787

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