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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00144 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0009] May-June 1774 |
| Title | Joseph Clarke to Henry Knox requesting pamphlets |
| Date | 8 May 1774 |
| Author | Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Places a new order for books and a newspaper he has not yet received. Asks Knox to get a pamphlet called "Lord Somers' Judgment of whole kingdoms & nations" from John Langdon, bind it, and send it to him. Also asks Knox to order specific books and pamphlets from London for him, including the letter of Royal Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Hutchinson and Lieutenant Governor Thomas Oliver. The letters pertained to the Hutchinson Letters Affair, which involved letters urging the British government to send additional troops to Boston to fight the rebels. They were published in June, 1773. |
| Subjects | Book Selling Merchants and Trade Commerce Journalism Literature and Language Arts Artisans Government and Civics Revolutionary War Military History |
| People | Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hutchinson, Thomas (1711-1780) |
| Place written | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution; 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 Joseph Clarke to Henry Knox requesting pamphlet binding |