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Knight, Edmund, fl. 1722-1723 to Robert Livingston re: shipment of goods ordered by Mr. Beekman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01420 Author/Creator: Knight, Edmund, fl. 1722-1723 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1722/02/26 Pagination: 2p. + addr.+docket 30.8 x 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Knight tells Livingston that he has shipped the goods ordered by Mr. Beekman according to the prices that Livingston advised, and has enclosed a copy of the account. Docketed on address leaf.

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