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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03173 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0075] May-August 1785 |
| Title | Isaac Winslow to Henry Knox discussing a variety of business propositions |
| Date | 8 August 1785 |
| Author | Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Isaac Winslow, a relation of Knox's through his wife, Lucy, discusses a variety of business propositions with Knox. Mentions that he wishes he could have had time to visit with Knox. Describes ways to get the Court to accept a resolve. Discusses dealings with a Colonel [Benjamin] Hichborn and Captain Hall regarding a lime rock farm Knox has invested in; Winslow reports on General George Washington's order for limestone and General Benjamin Lincoln's involvement with the dealings. Also discusses struggles about the amount of "persons settled on the patent," likely the Waldo patent, a tract of land which Knox was interested in obtaining through a claim on his wife's side (Isaac Winslow also had a claim on Waldo patent land). Mentions sadness at the passing of Miss Sally Flucker, possibly a sister of Lucy Knox. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Children and Family Finance Industry Revolutionary War General President Estate Women's History Death Immigration and Migration |
| People | Winslow, Isaac (1763-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Washington, George (1732-1799) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |