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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Longman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04170 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 8 April 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Document is unsigned, but handwriting suggests its author is Henry Knox. No addressee is listed, but previous research determined it to be Thomas Longman (which is corroborated by the content of GLC02437.04169). Discusses an arrangement for Longman to pay money on his account to "my sister in London" (likely Mrs. H. Harwood). Mentions several firms Longman should also pay out of his account. Explains that Mrs. Harwood was formerly Mrs. [Hannah Flucker] Urquhart and provides her address. Knox's working draft.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796

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