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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05610 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0113] September 1792 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about surveys and their land dealings generally |
| Date | 16 September 1792 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox of further developments concerning finding trustworthy men to survey two tracts of land. Notes his dismay as to why Madame de Leval remains in New York. Discusses the financial problems with William Duer and the importance pushing Duer into settling the business quickly. Writes, "Mr. D - will never come to any point unless he is pushed... your delicacy on this head is a high Crime which you cannot answer to yourself nor your family - Indeed I view this as the Critical moment, which if lost, every present & future hope & expectation will be destroyed." Mentions that Captain Joseph Cheesman arrived with Mrs. [Sarah Lyons] Flucker's trunks and dog, among other things. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Surveying Land Transaction Waldo Patent Women of the Founding Era Women's History Refugees Immigration and Migration France Finance Debt Children and Family Pets Travel |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783) Duer, William (1747-1799) Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; 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 |