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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00115 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0008] January-April 1774 |
| Title | Andrew Oliver to Henry Knox inquiring about a book order |
| Date | 4 January 1774 |
| Author | Oliver, Andrew (1731-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Inquires about the state of his book order, and the page missing from the Nautical Almanac for 1774, which he previously ordered (see GLC02437.00046 and GLC02437.00053). Reiterates that no one who uses the Nautical Almanac would purchase it with such important information missing. Oliver one of the founders of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society. He published an "Essay on Comets" the previous year. |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Commerce Journalism Book Selling Maritime Science and Technology Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Oliver, A. (Andrew) (1731-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention; Arts & Literature; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Andrew Oliver to Henry Knox returning a copy of the Nautical Almanac Letter from Andrew Oliver to Henry Knox regarding book orders |