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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05345 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0107] March 1792 |
| Title | Benjamin Walker to Henry Knox discussing the business affairs of William Duer and Madam Leval |
| Date | 11 March 1792 |
| Author | Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses the extensive financial trouble their mutual friend [William] Duer has recently found himself in. Explains payments he has received from General [Henry] Jackson respecting the Waldo patent lands. Has not seen Madam Leval and her associates, but knows they are waiting to have their paperwork translated. Hope to have that performed in Philadelphia, as they cannot have it done in New York. Briefly touches on some business arrangements with Madam Leval. |
| Subjects | Waldo Patent Land Transaction Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Immigration and Migration Refugees France Women of the Founding Era Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la (fl. 1790-1792) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |