Neufville, John de (fl. 1779-1789) to William Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00816 Author/Creator: Neufville, John de (fl. 1779-1789) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 22.7 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy
Describes a riot in London where a library was burnt down and discusses business where he made a mistake and paid remittance to Knox on behalf of another gentleman.
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Dear Sir
In hopes that you may be safely arrived i seize the first opportunity i can to Congratulate you upon it thoug i hope long to have the Certain tiding of it & though the distance wil be henceforth greater between us than before i hope that may not cause any distance in our sentiments of friendship. I do not know whether you were yet in ____ when the last riot took place ___? They were pretty heavy but attended with as bad consequences only some prisons were burnt with ___ Mansfield I think
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