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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04512 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Samuel Shaw to Henry Knox asking for advice |
| Date | 14 February 1790 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks for Knox's advice in dealing with his situation with a Mr. Holker and Mr. Parker, most likely Daniel Parker, the captain of the ship Shaw took to Guangzhou, China. Writes "I desire to be governed entirely by you ... " and that "Mr. Parker and his agent, which has occasioned such trouble an inconvenience to my friends, that I can no longer for observing any measurs [sic] with him, but what the most rigid justice demands; and I shall be perfectly satisfied with any mode you shall be please to adopt for prosecuting the business." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Maritime Global History and Civics Travel Asia Finance Debt Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Holker, John (fl. 1787-1790) Parker, Daniel (fl. 1781-1791) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Advice from Henry Knox to Samuel Shaw with regard to money owed to Shaw |