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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05576 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0112] August 1792 |
| Title | Mason Wheaton to Henry Knox asking Knox to pay off an old Flucker family debt |
| Date | 9 August 1792 |
| Author | Wheaton, Mason (1733-fd.) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Asks for Knox to pay off an old Flucker family debt. Explains that he moved to Flucker land before the war, and through his own "Industry, Care & Labour," he saved a sum of money. He lent the money to Mr. Flucker, who already owed him a substantial sum, and who gave him a "note of Land on Interest," which Wheaton now holds. He has only received a tiny amount of the money back, which has now doubled due to interest. Has spoken to Mr. [Peirce] and other associates of Knox, and believes from them that Knox would be willing to help. Is now old and in ill-health, and asks Knox to repay as much of the debt as he can without it being "very inconvenient for you." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Estate Land Transaction Health and Medical Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wheaton, Mason (1733-fd.) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |