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Rivington, James, 1724-1802 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00137 Author/Creator: Rivington, James, 1724-1802 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 April 1774 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 23.5 cm. x 17.9 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Knox to forward letters to the surgeon and apothecary John Manning, along with a draft against him. Rivington previously asked for Manning's address (see GLC02437.00131). 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
Manning, John, 1741-?

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