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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03857 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | William Foster to Henry Knox regarding his financial debts |
| Date | 25 April 1788 |
| Author | Foster, William (fl. 1788-1789) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Thanks Knox for assisting him with a petition to Congress for forgiveness of, or help with, his debt. Hopes Congress will decide in his favor, noting "...but I think- there may be some measure not big with evil consequences recommended whereby public Debtors may be eased so as to prevent finall [sic] ruin." Fears imprisonment and the loss of his property. Declares, "during the War I supported two good men in the Army & from 1777 to 1787 I paid upwards of five Thousand pounds dry Tax. besides allmost constant subscription money for six weeks & three months men..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Petition Finance Debt Government and Civics Continental Congress Congress Prisoner Law Revolutionary War Continental Army Taxes or Taxation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Foster, William (fl. 1788-1789) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to William Foster discussing Foster's financial debts |