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[Bill sent to William Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08386 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: April 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 14 x 11.9 cm. Order a Copy

Thomas Clement sent a bill to William Knox for £4.6.3. This seems to have been for work at Henry Knox's bookshop and includes costs for nails, boards, hinges, boxes, and fixing a window.

Knox, William, 1756-1795

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