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Nickolls, Richard B. (fl. 1773) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00082 Author/Creator: Nickolls, Richard B. (fl. 1773) Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 July 1773 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 19.4 cm. x 15.8 cm. Order a Copy

Requests a catalog of the newest plays and novels. Heard about Knox from his brother, possibly Reverend R. B. Nickolls, who wrote to Knox on 28 June 1773 (see GLC02437.00080).

Nickolls, Richard B., fl. 1773
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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