Knox, Berkley Sidney (fl. 1792-1800) to George [Henry] Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05533 Author/Creator: Knox, Berkley Sidney (fl. 1792-1800) Place Written: Kingston, Jamaica Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 July 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 25.7 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Mentions that he is an acquaintance of his brother William, whom he met in Dublin, Ireland. Asks Knox for a recommendation to "any of your American Merchants that wishes for a West Indian Corrispondant [sic]." States, "the produce of any article sent to me shall be returned in rum Sugars Cotton Coffee or Spice or if more agreeable bills of Exchange on London... " Addressed the letter to "General George Knox," instead of Henry.
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