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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04772 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
| Title | Charles McKnight to Henry Knox chasing a bill |
| Date | 6 November 1790 |
| Author | McKnight, Charles (1750-1791) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox that he still owes Dr. McKnight a "small Bill... of two Guineas and 3/4" from the summer of 1784 when General Knox was living on Wall Street. Mrs. Knox had fallen ill, when she felt better she and Knox had left. Dr. McKnight was not there to settle the bill. On the second page of the letter, there is a receipt indicating that Dr. McKnight "received of General Knox five pounds, two shillings." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Landlord and Tenant Finance Health and Medical Women of the Founding Era Women's History Debt |
| People | McKnight, Charles (1750-1791) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | 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 |