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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05220 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0103] November-December 1791 |
| Title | Receipt for goods and services purchased by the French Company of the Union |
| Date | 2 November 1791 |
| Author | Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la (fl. 1790-1792) |
| Additional authors | Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Receipt for items purchased by Rosalie Josephe Bacler de Leval and Jean-Baptiste de la Roche on behalf of the French Company of the Union. Receipt confirms an agreement the company made on 27 August 1791 with William Duer in New York, and on 3 September 1791 with Henry Knox in Philadelphia; it lists goods and services purchased by the company on Henry Jackson's credit. The total amount of goods and services purchased was £188.2.2. Some of the items include planks, flints, washtubs, bread, and amounts due to various merchants. |
| Subjects | Women of the Founding Era Women's History Land Transaction Waldo Patent Immigration and Migration Refugees France Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Building Construction Home Furnishings Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la (fl. 1790-1792) Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |