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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09999 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0007] June-December 1773 |
| Title | James Rivington [to Henry Knox?] enclosing some military almanacs and other items |
| Date | 28 December 1773 |
| Author | Rivington, James (1724-1802) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Rivington, a journalist and bookseller, writes to an unspecified recipient (possibly Henry Knox). Writes, "I would long ago have sent you the Irish Editions you wanted but on examining found I had no quantity to make up a parcell [sic]... I now trouble you with 6 Dozen of my almanack with a list of the whole American Army Subalterns included which never was done before & will be much demanded by the military..." Also transmits a parcel for D. Philips of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and some pills Rivington claims can cure a great number of [ailments?]. |
| Subjects | Book Selling Military History Drugs Health and Medical |
| People | Rivington, James (1724-1802) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Arts & Literature; Health & Medicine; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Rivington was the Royal Printer of New York during the Revolutionary War. In 1781 he began work as a spy for General George Washington. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |