Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04690 Author/Creator: Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 August 1790 Pagination: 2p. : address : docket ; Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy
Longman mentions Knox's letter to him of 2 June entrusting power of attorney to him allowing him to receive money from Mrs. [Hannah Urquhart] Harwood [Lucy Knox's sister], to pay an outstanding debt. The transaction has been taking longer than expected. The firm of Wright & Gill are also involved in this unpaid debt. and they are frustrated with Mrs. Harwood's lack of cooperation. Longman asks that Knox do everything in his power to compel her to relent.
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