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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.03130
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0074] January-April 1785 
Title Caleb Gibbs to Henry Knox about the Bostonians' recent decision not to buy goods from resident British "factors," or agents
Date 21 April 1785
Author Gibbs, Caleb (1748-1818)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description Gibbs transmits a newspaper to Knox in New York. Discusses "the turbulent news of the day," referring to Bostonians' recent decision not to buy goods from resident British "factors," or agents (newspaper not included). Notes that Knox's wife, Lucy, beat him at a game of chess the previous evening.
Subjects Revolutionary War General  Merchants and Trade  Commerce  Journalism  Sports and Games  Women's History  Loyalist  Finance  
People Gibbs, Caleb (1748-1818)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Place written Boston, Massachusetts
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Women in American History
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Additional Information Major Gibbs served during the Revolutionary War as commander of George Washington's personal guard.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859