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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04661 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Phineas Miller to Henry Knox discussing the Nathanael Greene bonds case and that saying he hasn't discovered anything useful |
| Date | 26 July 1790 |
| Author | Miller, Phineas (d. 1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reminds Knox of the disappointment he expressed in previous letters regarding bonds belonging to the late General Nathanael Greene. Has studied the issue since his last letter and has not uncovered anything of use to the case. States that the failure to obtain the bonds might endanger the Greene estate. Also mentions that papers needed to help the Greene family's case have not yet arrived to Congress, which will prevent Congress being able to help. Has some faith in the work Mrs. [Catharine] Greene and Mr. Rutledge are doing to help pay what the estate owes. Noted as written in Middletown, state unknown. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Estate Congress Government and Civics Women of the Founding Era Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Miller, Phineas, (d. 1806) Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) |
| Place written | Middletown, [?] |
| Theme | Law; The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The "Mr. Rutledge" to whom Miller refers could be one of any number of statesmen in that family. Miller was the tutor of the Greene children, and would go on to marry Catharine Greene in 1796. Miller was a friend of Eli Whitney and was responsible for bringing Whitney to the Greene estate in Georgia, where he invented the cotton gin. In 1790, Mrs. Greene was petitioning Congress to reimburse her for the funds General Greene had paid out-of-pocket to feed and clothe his soldiers during the war. She would win this suit in April 1792. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |