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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03791 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Richard Lechmere to Henry Knox about the collection of a debt |
| Date | 10 February 1788 |
| Author | Lechmere, Richard (1727-1814) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Lechmere writes to collect a debt owed him by Thomas Flucker, Knox's late father-in-law (Knox handled Flucker's estate after he passed away). Expresses disappointment in not receiving a prompt reply from Knox: "...I have little doubt of my Letter getting safe to your hands, and as it contain'd matters of more consequence to you, than to me I think it at least merited a reply of some kind or other, I wou'd willingly believe that the business has slipt your memory..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Global History and Civics Finance Estate Children and Family Loyalist |
| People | Lechmere, Richard (1727-1814) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Taunton, England |
| Theme | Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Possibly Richard Lechmere (1727-1814), a Loyalist who returned to England at the beginning of the American Revolution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |