Walley seeks to determine Knox's interest in buying maps

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Walley seeks to determine Knox's interest in buying maps

Description

Letter, advises re map of Nort America coast.

short description

Ltr, adv re map of North America coast.

year created

1790

month created

02

day created

01

author

sent from location

Boston

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Thomas Walley
Sywanus Bourn

notable location

Boston
Massachusetts
Boston
London
Holland
North America

notable item/thing

less lawful than the cost Sterling
esteem a favor
spare a minute from your important business
glad of a line in answer
sentiment of respect
deliver you this letter
particular account of what they contain
incline to purchase
Massachusetts lawful money
properly pasted together
long folio volumes
cost
sterling
liberty to inform you that I am now in possession of a sett that contains the shole coast
sometime since you purchased of me a number of Holland's surveys of the coast of North America
there was not a whole sett
glad to own one that is compleat

document number

1790020140101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) AJN11 (3 pages) Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] V: 25, P: 120

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Thomas Walley Boston [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]