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Rivington, James, 1724-1802 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00135 Author/Creator: Rivington, James, 1724-1802 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 April 1774 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Details of arrangements to have Knox advertise and sell Rivington's books. Discusses the children's book he was printing (also see GLC02437.00128). Proposes arrangements to have Knox sell other books. An inventory at the top of the letter lists books sent to Knox. Rivington was a bookseller, printer, and journalist who came to America in 1760. He published Rivington's New-York Gazetteer.

Rivington, James, 1724-1802
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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