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Longman, Thomas (1731-1797) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00068 Author/Creator: Longman, Thomas (1731-1797) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 May 1773 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 29.6 cm. x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the settling of a bill and a new order for books. Indicates that he has shipped four trunks of books to Boston. Longman was a London bookseller.

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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