Clarke, Joseph, fl. 1773-1774 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.00144-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
8 May 1774
Author/Creator
Clarke, Joseph, fl. 1773-1774
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Northampton, Massachusetts
Pagination
2p. address : docket : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 16.1 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

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.

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