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to Henry Knox
20 June 1773
Bradbury, Theophilus, 1739-1803
Indicates that he is sending Knox his magazines from 1772 for binding. Requests additional magazines and places an order for stationary.
GLC02437.00077
24 June 1773
Hopkins, David, fl. 1773
Mentions hearing that Knox lost his pocketbook and a Mr. Mumford recovered it. Asks if Knox would like some Tenerife wine Hopkins has on hand. Seeks a recommendation for a young man to work as a bookbinder. Indicates that he will forward some...
GLC02437.00078
Folder from Merwin-Clauton Sales Company
1911/10/25
Folder from Merwin-Clauton Sales Company [auction house] of "Autograph of Grant (U.S.). Lists documents that the original collector owned.
GLC04360.118
to Mr. Grimanney & Co.
21 August 1771
Moss, Thomas, fl. 1771
Also signed by Henry Knox. A bill of exchange for sterling. Requests that a sum of thirteen pounds, twelve shillings be paid to John Langdon. A note on the verso by Knox orders the payment be made. Like Knox, Langdon was a Boston bookseller.
GLC02437.00005
[Account of books and magazines sent to Henry Knox]
7 March 1772
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
Invoice lists items sent from London and their costs. The second page has an autograph letter identical to GLC02437.00008. Longman was a London bookseller.
GLC02437.00009
[Receipt]
24 April 1798
Kenrich, J. Jr., fl. 1798
Receipt for five dozen peach trees and three dozen plum trees that Henry Knox bought from J. Kendrick Jr.
GLC02437.08733
[Account]
7 November 1797-1 August 1799
Accounts for the disposal of salt for Henry Knox by John Lillie. Lists transactions by date, recipient and number of bushels.
GLC02437.08744
4 November 1798
Gleason, John, fl. 1796-1811
Lists transactions regarding lumber sawed on a weekly basis at Henry Knox's mills for the month of October 1798. Transactions listed by week and location.
GLC02437.08750
To: M. Armstrong & Sons
1865/06/10
Grant, Jesse R., 1794-1873
Inquiring about the prices of cotton in February of 1863. He had sent 500 bales to New York to be sold and believes he was cheated. He thanks Armstrong for a "complimentary notice of my 'soldier boy.' But I often receive such letters."
GLC04360.003
10 June 1772 and 13 June 1772
Invoice lists items sent from London and their costs. Beneath it is an autograph note indicating that magazines from May 1772 have been included with this shipment, which was sent aboard the Boscawen under Captain Jackson. Longman was a London...
GLC02437.00011
18 July 1772
Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798
Two letters written on the same page. The first, dated 18 July, acknowledges the receipt of payment for stationery ordered from Wright & Gill and reminds Knox of an outstanding bill for non-stationery items (see GLC02437.00010). The second, written...
GLC02437.00012
21 July 1772
Indicates that he enclosed an order for books. Reports that Thomas Boydston's bill against Lane & Co. has been credited to Knox's account. Discusses a complaint made by other booksellers that Knox is undercutting their prices, and is able to do so...
GLC02437.00013
February 18, 1773
Indicates that he received Thomas Boylston's bill on Champion & Dickason for two hundred pounds sterling and an order for books. Expresses satisfaction with Knox's rebuttal of earlier accusations about underselling that Longman had heard from Knox's...
GLC02437.00034
8 March 1773
Order for stationary supplies for Daniel Hopkins in Salem, Massachusetts. Placed by David Hopkins.
GLC02437.00038
March 19, 1773
Putnam, James, 1756-1838
Places a book order. Putnam was among the Massachusetts merchants stigmatized for signing addresses to British Governor Thomas Hutchinson when he departed from Massachusetts in 1774.
GLC02437.00043
March 22, 1773
Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 1746-1815
Apologizes for not settling his bill sooner. Knox was then a bookseller in Boston.
GLC02437.00044
Clarke, Joseph, fl. 1773-1774
Places an order for books and magazines, and inquires about inventory and prices. He also inquired about some of these books, including Goldsmith's Deserted Village, in an earlier letter (see GLC02437.00021).
GLC02437.00045
March 28, 1773
Oliver, Andrew, 1731-1799
Returns a copy of the Nautical Almanac for 1774 because it is missing pages containing calculations of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites for the month of May. He wishes to exchange it for a complete one. Oliver one of the founders of the...
GLC02437.00046
March 30, 1773
Parsons, Elijah, 1747-1827
Reverend Parsons requests a subscription to the London Magazine, and inquires about arrivals of other books.
GLC02437.00047
5 April 1773
Sends the payment owed to Knox (see GLC02437.00044) and a requests a copy of Shebbear's Practice of Physick.
GLC02437.00048
8 April 1773
Understands that Knox has not received works by Goldsmith that Clarke has requested (see GLC02437.00021 and GLC02437.00045). Makes a new request for Hume's Essays. Asks for his books to be packed and delivered carefully and discretely, because the...
GLC02437.00050
9 April 1773
Confirms receipt of payment. Wright & Gill was a London stationery company operated by Thomas Wright and William Gill.
GLC02437.00051
12 April 1773
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
Lists books he would like to purchase and indicates that he has sent twelve dollars to be credited to his account. Asks to be informed of books that come in from London in the Spring.
GLC02437.00052
19 April 1773
Written on same sheet as Knox's reply to Oliver's last letter (see GLC02437.00046), in which Oliver requested a new copy of the Nautical Almanac for 1774 because pages were missing. Knox promises to return Oliver's Almanac to him with a fixed page....
GLC02437.00053
20 April 1773
An invoice listing books and magazines shipped to Knox aboard the Dartmouth appears on the top of the page. The bottom of the page discusses the settling of bills and placement of additional book orders. Longman was a London bookseller.
GLC02437.00054
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