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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00084 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0007] June-December 1773 |
| Title | Nehemiah Williams to Henry Knox ordering religious books |
| Date | 20 July 1773 |
| Author | Williams, Nehemiah (1749-1796) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Places an order for religious books, providing money in advance and relying on Knox's honor to offer a fair price. Williams was a graduate of Harvard University and a clergyman. Books ordered include: Cruden's "Concordance," Dr. Dodd's "Common place book to the Bible," Dodd's "Sermons to Young Men," Dr. Yortin's "Sermons," and "Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History." |
| Subjects | Book Selling Merchants and Trade Commerce Religion Finance Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Williams, Nehemiah (1749-1796) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Hadley, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Arts & Literature; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |