Rivington, James, 1724-1802 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.00128-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
17 March 1774
Author/Creator
Rivington, James, 1724-1802
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

Discusses their business relationship. Asks Knox to have Paul Revere send him the prices of engraving plates titled the Storm and the Head. Asks if Knox wants his named placed in books Rivington was printing and indicates that he is sending some books to Knox. Mentions that he is printing children's books and discusses possible orders and pricing for the books. Gives text of an advertisement for books he wants Knox to place in the newspapers. Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist who came to America in 1760. He published Rivington's New-York Gazetteer.

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