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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00611 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0017] May-August 1777 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox on the subject of their bookshop |
| Date | 12 June 1777 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Replies to his brother's "very affectionate but too short Epistle..." Has sold most of the stock of Henry's bookstore, which he operated in Henry's absence. Writes, "I would not justify your keeping the Store open longer than the time I mention if I were going to tarry here or anywhere else, as the profits would hardly pay the rent of the Store..." Awaits approval to join Henry in New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Book Selling Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |