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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00095 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0007] June-December 1773 |
| Title | Incomplete letter from James Putnam to Henry Knox about a book order and travel plans to Boston |
| Date | 13 November 1773 |
| Author | Putnam, James (1756-1838) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses a book order and settlement of his account. A note at the bottom addressed to Clark Chandler asks if Chandler has a team going to Boston this week and, if so, asks if he could transport a box. Putnam was among the Massachusetts merchants stigmatized as Hutchinson "Addresses" for signing addresses to British governor Hutchinson when he departed from Massachusetts in 1774. Some words are missing from paper loss at the edges of the document. |
| Subjects | Book Selling Finance Transportation Merchants and Trade Commerce Politics |
| People | Putnam, James (1756-1838) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |