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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05568 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0112] August 1792 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about their land dealings |
| Date | 5 August 1792 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Jackson, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox that he has not been able to obtain the deed of land from Mr. Barthélémy de Grégoire, who has run off with the money they already paid. Provides updated information on that land deal, and his attempts to satisfy their creditors. Discusses other business arrangements, including his insistence on their eliminating [William] Duer from their ventures: "I am clear with you that Duer must take his name & management out of the business, or he will Damn the most favorable prospects, for I assure you the bare mention of him will distroy every confidence & make us the objects of ridicule." Also mentions a faltering business deal with Madame de Leval, who apparently considers their agreement broken by Knox and will only make new arrangements on her own terms. Plans to try to negotiate another deal with de Leval, but will leave Knox's name out of it. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Land Transaction Waldo Patent Debt Women of the Founding Era Women's History Immigration and Migration Refugees France |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Grégoire, Barthélémy de (d. 1810) Grégoire, Marie-Thérèse de (d. 1811) Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| 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 |