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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05638 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0114] October 1792 |
| Title | Benjamin Walker to Henry Knox discussing Knox's business relationship with Madame de Leval and William Duer |
| Date | 3 October 1792 |
| Author | Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Discusses Knox's situation with [William] Duer and Madame de Leval over land negotiations. States Duer has given him Knox's obligation to convey to Duer a certain proposition on a township. Asks that Knox informs him when he is ready to make the final conveyance. Also notes Leval's concern over the Committee delaying the meeting regarding her land claims. Says if this happens some of the Germans who Leval has sold land to plan on attending the meeting. Date taken from docket. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Contract Finance Land Transaction Waldo Patent Women of the Founding Era Women's History Immigration and Migration Refugees France Boundary or Property Dispute Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) Duer, William (1747-1799) Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| Theme | Law; Agriculture; 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 |