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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00146-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 14 May 1774
- Author/Creator
- Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- London, England
- Pagination
- 1p. address : docket : Height: 30 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- Road to Revolution
Indicates that he has received the bill of Thomas Boylston and an order for books. Acknowledges the implementation of the "Boston Port Bill," which closed the Boston Harbor in retaliation for the Boston Tea Party. Expresses concern at how it will affect their business. Also includes his hope that "the measures taken by Parliament will not materially affect my good friends in Boston." Longman was a London bookseller.
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