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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04424 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0092] November-December 1789 |
| Title | Knox's book account |
| Date | December 1789 |
| Author | Rivington, James (1724-1802) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Lists charges for books to the account by date, 30 September 1789 - 2 December 1789. Books include "Clarke's Vigetius," probably John Clarke's translation of Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus' book, Epitoma rei militaris. Also includes James Hampton's translation of Polybius' History; Charles Forster Smith's translation of Thucydides; one Marine Dictionary; "Lloyd on War" (likely Henry Lloyd's book, The history of the late war in Germany...); and "Fergusons Society," likely Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Book Selling Classical World and Ancient Civilization Military History Maritime Navy Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Rivington, James (1724-1802) Rivington, John (fl. 1789) Hampton, James (1721-1778) Smith, Charles Forster (1852-1931) Lloyd, Henry (ca. 1720-1783) Ferguson, Adam (1723-1816) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |