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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05525 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0111] July 1792 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox on land transactions and advising Knox against dealing with William Duer |
| Date | 1 July 1792 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | States that he has not received one farthing, and the money he had on hand "is more than all anticipated in the first payment to De Gregoire, expences of that survey & supplies to madame Laval..." Has written them for a further advance. Cautions Knox against his association with William Duer: "It is true my good friend I urged you to disengage yourself from Colo Duer but not to give it away for a song. I am satisfied that their is not a man of reputation to be found that woud [sic] step in my shoes in every point of view for ten times the sum that is in contemplation." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Waldo Patent Finance Debt Women of the Founding Era Women's History Immigration and Migration Refugees France |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |