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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03457 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Nathaniel Ingraham to Henry Knox |
| Date | 18 February 1787 |
| Author | Ingraham, Nathaniel (fl. 1787) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document |
| Content Description | Writes, "I received last post a number of papers from our mutual friend James Swan Esq. relative to an acct with a Mr. Campbell who fled from N York to this place, & was persued [sic] by a [Colo] McGregor & confin'd in this Goal, but is now in your City under Custody of the Sheriff from this City. I suppose he obtain'd this favor from Colo McGregor in order to bring his affairs to a settlement, its probable you may have heard Mr Swan speak of him. I shall be much oblidged [sic] (as will Mr Swan) by your delivering the papers to an attorney in order (if possible) to obtain the ballance [sic] which is [L83.10], the friendship existing between you & Mr Swan, I presume will be sufficient to appologize [sic] for the Liberty I take in addressing you." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Prisoner Debt Finance Law |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ingraham, Nathaniel (fl. 1787) Swan, James (1754-1831) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |