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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00062 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0006] January-May 1773 |
| Title | James Rivington proposes business connection to Henry Knox |
| Date | 15 May 1773 |
| Author | Rivington, James (1724-1802) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Explains that during a visit with Col. Oliver, Mr. Quincy, and Mr. Williams, Knox's name came up as a potential business contact in Boston. Proposes to have Knox advertise some medicine and books that Rivington would like to sell. An inventory of the items appears on the second page. Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist who came to America in 1760. |
| Subjects | Book Selling Merchants and Trade Commerce Drugs Health and Medical Finance |
| People | Rivington, James (1724-1802) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Health & Medicine |
| 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 James Rivington to Henry Knox concerning books, land and business Letter from James Rivington to Henry Knox requesting soap and discussing other matters |