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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04780 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
| Title | Thomas Randall to Henry Knox with best wishes for Philadelphia, his marriage to Miss Sears and his hopes that post-marriage he'll still be friends with Samuel Shaw |
| Date | 22 November 1790 |
| Author | Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his wish for Knox's safe arrival and settlement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Says his marriage to "Miss Sears" is all arranged for the latter part of December 1790 or the beginning of January 1791. Expects to receive furniture from his future mother-in-law which will save him the expense of having to purchase new furnishings. Wants his good friend and fellow merchant Samuel Shaw not to be concerned. Writes, "I therefore hope that this circumstance which I find so pleasing to myself will prove agreeable to Mr. Shaw, and to have on his arrival the pleasure of convincing him that the addition of a rib has not impaired in one that friendship and attachment that I have ever felt for him." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Marriage Home Furnishings Women of the Founding Era Women's History Finance Friendship |
| People | Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| 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 |