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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00159 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0009] May-June 1774 |
| Title | James Rivington to Henry Knox about medicine distribution |
| Date | 26 June 1774 |
| Author | Rivington, James (1724-1802) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Indicates that Dr. Morewood, who has been appointed by Dr. Norton to distribute Maredants Drops, seeks an agent for distribution in Boston. Rivington has recommended Knox. Also asks him to collect money from subscribers to his newspaper, Rivington's New-York Gazetteer. Morewood sent a letter to Knox on 26 June 1774 (see GLC02437.00158). Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist who came to America in 1760. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Drugs Journalism Book Selling Merchants and Trade Commerce 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 Dr. Morewood to Henry Knox asking about medicine distributors |