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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09216 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Hannah Flucker Urquhart Harwood concerning family inheritance and financial issues |
| Date | 13 February 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Long letter with great detail on financial issues over properties inherited by Knox's wife and her family. The arguments revolve around difficulties with Samuel Waldo's estate. Includes a few calculations regarding family finance. Knox also mentions his ill health. Harwood appears to be Knox's sister-in-law. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Women's History Health and Medical Waldo Patent Boundary or Property Dispute Land Transaction Finance Estate |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart (fl. 1774-1796) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; Law; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Hannah Flucker was a sister of Lucy Knox. She married for the first time to James Urquhart circa 1774, and then was divorced. She married a second time, to Richard Harwood, circa 1788. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |