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Pemberton, Ebenezer (fl. 1747-1810) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07225 Author/Creator: Pemberton, Ebenezer (fl. 1747-1810) Place Written: Billerica, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 January 1799 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.1 x 16.9 cm. Order a Copy

Pemberton, principal of an academy in Billerica, expresses his disappointment at not having seen Knox last September. Pemberton has enclosed his bills and those that he has belong to "Messieurs Flukers." The balance due Knox is $40.64, which should be "sufficient to discharge Master Thomas's bills." Pemberton laments the bad behavior of "Master Waldo" [Flucker].

Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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