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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 ; 30.7 x 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.

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

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