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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05643 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0114] October 1792 |
| Title | William Duer to Henry Knox about Duer's financial and legal difficulties |
| Date | 6 October 1792 |
| Author | Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Marked "Confidential." Apologizes for not answering Knox's letter sooner. Discusses his difficulty in keeping to his part of the contract with Knox. Is unable to find funds to buy a tract of land. Describes his circumstances and why he is unable to buy the land as he had hoped. Also discusses his future and the likelihood of his imprisonment and the effect it will have on his family. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Contract Finance Debt Land Transaction Children and Family Prisoner |
| People | Duer, William (1747-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |