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to Henry Knox
29 July 1774
Dudley, Charles, fl. 1774
Requests another copy of a book that he ordered previously but believes to have been lost.
GLC02437.00172
5 August 1774
Wheeler, William Willard, 1774-1788
Reverend Wheeler orders religious books, and expects to buy more soon to supply a local school.
GLC02437.00174
6 August 1774
Brown, Christopher, fl. 1772-1774
Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Longman was a London bookseller.
GLC02437.00175
11 August 1774
Bird, Nathaniel, fl. 1774-1790
Places an order for multiple copies of several plays, listed at the bottom of the first page. In a post script asks for a discount for "ready cash" and requests a catalogue of plays.
GLC02437.00176
15 August 1774
Rivington, James, 1724-1802
Asks him to sell his excess tea, and gives details for the transaction. Indicates that a much larger quantity of the tea he sent is already on its way to Boston. Tells him to work with James Seagrove to sell the additional tea. Thanks him for...
GLC02437.00178
to Aaron Hobart
8 January 1822
Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828
Explains and encloses (not included) Captain Edward Morton's "demand against the United States," for monies owed for selling General Henry Dearborn a barge he captured for the use of the United States during the War of 1812. Also, indicates that he...
GLC06313.04.131
9 January 1822
Smith, Albert, 1793-1867
Comments on Hobart's choice of Reverend Sparks for Chaplain, which "makes much conversation among our Brimstone folks." Speculates "that a Holy league will proceed to your city to exterminate the Infidels from the land." Notes that Mr...
GLC06313.04.133
Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1863
1863/01/01 - 1863/08/03
Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894
Pages numbered 1-190. This volume introduces themes that recur throughout the diaries. The author corresponds with Henry A. Dupont (entry of January 24) and takes a lively interest in both finance and the important happenings of the day, as in the...
GLC06846.02
9 January 1774
Paine, William, fl. 1774
Asks Knox to send a map of New England and the other provinces.
GLC02437.00116
January 10, 1774
Rogers, Daniel, 1749-1803
Sends back a bible owned by Nathan Chase that Knox sent to Rogers by mistake. Requests the return of his bible, which Knox was binding for Rogers.
GLC02437.00117
January 15, 1774
Reverend Wheeler informs Knox that he will send his balance by the next post.
GLC02437.00118
January 18, 1774
Clarke, Joseph, fl. 1773-1774
Requests that Knox obtain a blank manuscript book made by the bookbinder Mr. Berkley that Clarke would like to purchase. Asks it to sent to him by the bearer of this letter, Mr. Lyman. A post script urges Knox to get "it well bound, and neatly...
GLC02437.00119
January 21, 1774
Claims that he has no business relationship with Edes & Gill, and that he sent them none of the Keysey pills he sent to Knox. He leaves it to Knox "to take the proper methods of rendering them saleable." Orders books. States that he has placed an...
GLC02437.00120
January 24, 1774
Reverend Wheeler informs Knox that he sent his balance owed for books purchased and requests a receipt.
GLC02437.00121
February 21, 1774 and March 16, 1774
Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797
Two letters on a single page. The first part is a copy of Longman's 21 February 1774 letter, which discusses the settling of a bill, an order for books, and Longman's confidence that Knox will remit payment. The second part indicates that he has...
GLC02437.00123
January 29, 1821
Dunbar, Jesse, 1760-1836
Encloses a petition from N. Manson "for the remuneration of a fine paid Z[abdiel] Sampson." Discusses a bounty related to a cod law.
GLC06313.04.104
7 March 1774
Oliver, Andrew, 1731-1799
Reminds Knox about a year-old order for books that has not been filled. Wonders if the list he gave Knox has been lost. Oliver was one of the founders of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society.
GLC02437.00124
March 18, 1774
Fowle, Robert Luist, 1743-1802
Promises to settle his account and requests that Knox return his and his uncle's note, so his uncle can pay it. A post script asks Knox not to indicate that Fowle desired the note sent to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This long-standing debt for...
GLC02437.00126
March 17, 1774
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...
GLC02437.00128
March 21, 1774
Indicates that he has sent six lottery tickets, six copies of the "Account of the Connecticut Claim" concerning the Susquehanna Claim in Pennsylvania, and other books. Discusses pricing. Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist who came...
GLC02437.00129
to his wife
17 June 1862
Williams, George M., fl. 1862
He sent a pencil letter to his wife with Mr. Day including lemon syrup and castor oil. Writes that he will send his aunt soda powders. "Richmond is starving almost" due to the high selling prices and scarcity of goods. Asks her if she has noticed how...
GLC06582.23
20 June 1862
Asks if she is sick or in need of stamps. He asks her to write to him if she has not done so already. He would like her to record the progress of Liz and to report the effect the chicken pox had on Lizzie's "head piece." He describes the rising...
GLC06582.25
26 June 1862
Writes that the "roar of cannon & musketry was painfully audible and exceeded the thunder of the fiercest storm." He mentions that General Hill's division fought on his side where his troops drove the enemy three or four miles and captured three...
GLC06582.28
26 July 1862
Reports that "every day brings the most distressing rumors from Culpeper". Most unfortunate, he confides, is that the rumors are in accordance with General Pope's orders so that he believes they may be true. As a result, he fears for his wife and...
GLC06582.32
December 21, 1773
Bayley, Daniel, 1755-1799
Expresses regret that he cannot send the book that Knox requested since he has been out of paper, though he expects to get some soon. Bayley was a printer, publisher, and composer.
GLC02437.00108
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