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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05987 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0120] October-December 1793 |
| Title | James Rivington to Henry Knox asking for a copy of account when they sold books in order to try and get a payment for tea |
| Date | 6 December 1793 |
| Author | Rivington, James (1724-1802) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Asks for a copy of the account they had between them when Knox was still in the book business. Believes Knox can help him get £247.10.0 for 275 pounds of Hyson Tea that was delivered in 1774. Notes he was in London at the time and has since lost track of the transaction, but he heard that Knox delivered the tea "to some person in Boston" at the command of the colonel of the 26th Regiment. Recipient not listed, however, base on the content of the letter the recipient is likely Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Book Selling Diet and Nutrition Finance Revolutionary War Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Rivington, James (1724-1802) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to James Rivington about the tea delivery in 1774 |