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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05426 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0108] April 1792 |
| Title | Benjamin Walker to Henry Knox on the New York financial crisis and the need to conclude a land deal |
| Date | 24 April 1792 |
| Author | Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Apologizes for not fully answering Knox's last letter, but has been preoccupied with the current business crisis in New York: has been trying to save himself from financial ruin. Relates a conversation with Mr. [Royal] Flint about raising the money needed by General [Henry] Jackson. Urges that they make final arrangements with Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche regarding their settlement of lands in Maine. Believes they may not be able to actually settle there until the following year. Finally discusses the poor financial prospects of Mr. [William] Duer, concluding that he does not think it likely he will be able to make a settlement with his creditors. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Economics Poverty Debt Land Transaction Waldo Patent Women of the Founding Era Women's History Immigration and Migration Refugees France |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) Flint, Royal (1754-1797) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la (fl. 1790-1792) Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics; 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 |