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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05172 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Benjamin Hichborn to Henry Knox regarding Madame de la Val and her party |
| Date | 28 September 1791 |
| Author | Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Reports that he has "at last settled the principles on which the account is to be closed very much to my satisfaction tho not exactly upon my first plan." Says their "friend" was not of service as expected and he had to come forward and negotiate for himself. Hopes to see Knox the following week. Reports that Madame de la Val and her party set off in a packet last Saturday. Writes, "they had a shocking time, but are well over it by this time." Concludes with "yours in more friend ship than I believe you have for me. -" Stamped "FREE" on verso. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Debt Finance Travel Maritime Transportation Immigration and Migration Refugees France Land Transaction Waldo Patent Friendship Women of the Founding Era Women's History |
| People | Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |