Thursday, February 23, 2017

Rev Hugh Knox (1727–90), newspaper advert, late 1700s

He was one of the subjects of a previous post, due to his formative influence on the young American revolutionary Alexander Hamilton. Here’s a newspaper advert for some of his books. Even though in the remote Caribbean, Hugh Knox maintained regular correspondence with prominent people in America and Britain. Yet another potentially brilliant uncovered story.

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