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Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07391 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 08 April 1800 Pagination: 4 p. : address : docket ; 23.4 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Peirce includes a list of bills from Ebenezer Pemberton. Talks about Thomas Flucker getting money from Beaumez and a portable desk from his mother. Talks about their business affairs and various shipments.

Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pemberton, Ebenezer, fl. 1747-1810
Flucker, Thomas, fl. 1796-1801
Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-ca. 1809
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801

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