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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00128 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0008] January-April 1774 |
| Title | James Rivington to Henry Knox about business matters |
| Date | 17 March 1774 |
| Author | Rivington, James (1724-1802) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses their business relationship. Asks Knox to have Paul Revere send him the prices of engraving plates titled the Storm and the Head. Asks if Knox wants his named placed in books Rivington was printing and indicates that he is sending some books to Knox. Mentions that he is printing children's books and discusses possible orders and pricing for the books. Gives text of an advertisement for books he wants Knox to place in the newspapers. Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist who came to America in 1760. He published Rivington's New-York Gazetteer. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Printing Finance Book Selling Merchants and Trade Commerce Children and Family Journalism |
| People | Rivington, James (1724-1802) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Revere, Paul (1735-1818) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Arts & Literature |
| 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 about bookselling |
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