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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05401 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0108] April 1792 |
| Title | Copy of a letter from Henry Knox to William Duer offering financial assistance |
| Date | 5 April 1792 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Duer, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Later copy of a full version of GLC02437.05402. Writes that he received Duer's last letter and will be happy to help settle his accounts with the Treasury. Has not written to Duer since his financial misfortune, but this has merely been due to his busy schedule and not from lack of friendship. Adds he has corresponded with Duer's wife, Lady Kitty (Catharine Alexander Duer) (see GLC02437.05386). Assures Duer he cares just as much for him now as before. Discusses some business matters, including Madame de Leval's settlement of their lands in Maine. Encourages him to keep up his spirits. Signs his name with the initial K. |
| Subjects | Debt Finance Government and Civics Friendship Women of the Founding Era Women's History Land Transaction Waldo Patent Refugees Immigration and Migration France |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Duer, William (1747-1799) Duer, Catharine Alexander (fl. 1792) Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Catharine Alexander Duer about her servant Extract of a letter from Henry Knox to William Duer offering financial assistance |