Harrod, Benjamin (1741-1793) [Request for rent from William Knox]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08385 Author/Creator: Harrod, Benjamin (1741-1793) Place Written: Haverhill, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 11 February 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 6 x 18 cm. Order a Copy
Harrod asks that William Knox pay £10 for the quarterly rent to his agent Joseph Bliss. The rent was due on 25 January. This could possibly be rent on Henry Knox's bookstore, which William was watching while Henry was fighting.
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