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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03228 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Appraisal of arms imported for William Knox |
| Date | 28 December 1785 |
| Author | Lamb, John (1735-1800) |
| Additional authors | Goeld[?], John (fl. 1785) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Document has two parts. Top part features an evaluation by a John Goeld[?], which reads, "Having viewed twenty four fire arms imported in a case address'd to William Knox Esqr. I hereby certify that upon an average I suppose them to be valued at Forty shillings sterling each and also a cross bow which I suppose to be worth about four shillings sterling." The bottom part features calculations and figures, and a certification that 44 shillings total were received for duty. This portion is signed by John Lamb in his capacity as Collector [of Customs for New York]. |
| Subjects | Weaponry Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Taxes or Taxation Maritime |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lamb, John (1735-1800) Goeld, John (fl. 1785) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |