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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04657 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Burnet about Catherine Greene's petition o Congress about debts incurred by her husband during the war |
| Date | 19 July 1790 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Burnet, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Relates that Catharine Greene, widow of Nathanael Greene, has a petition before Congress requesting an indemnification against debts incurred by Greene during the Revolutionary War. During the war, Nathanael Greene had made a contract with merchant John Banks to supply clothing and provisions for the Southern Army, and Knox seeks to prove Greene was not a business partner with Banks. Says that some have alleged Burnett had evidence of Greene's partnership with Banks, through the papers of his son Ichabod Burnet, who had been Greene's aide during the war. Asks whether he had such evidence, and if Greene truly asked him to destroy it. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Women of the Founding Era Women's History Estate Debt Finance Military History Government and Civics Congress Petition Military Provisions Military Supplies Commerce Children and Family |
| People | Burnet, William (1730-1791) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) Banks, John (ca. 1757-1784) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |