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Brown, Christopher (fl. 1772-1774) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00179 Author/Creator: Brown, Christopher (fl. 1772-1774) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 September 1774 Pagination: 1p.+addr.+docket. 30.8 cm. x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Reports that there have been no recent shipments from Boston. Longman was a London bookseller.

Brown, Christopher, fl. 1772-1774
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

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