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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02045 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1817 |
| Title | Elias Boudinot to Elihu Chauncey regarding his bank balance |
| Date | 31 December 1817 |
| Author | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) |
| Recipient | Chauncey, Elihu |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Writes concerning his bank balance. States that he sent a messenger to the bank who reported his balance to be $3614.49 which worries him because he wrote a check yesterday for $10,000. Asks Chauncey to check on this and if his balance is really below $10,000 to hold the check until he can sell some stock to make up the difference. Remarks at the end, "But I hope all Trouble will be saved, by finding that my funds are sufficient, as I can hardly think it possible that I could have been guilty of so great a blunder." Post script note states, "The public Debt will be carried to my Credit, I suppose tomorrow." |
| Subjects | Banking Finance Economics Debt |
| People | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) Chauncey, Elihu (1779-1847) |
| Place written | Burlington, New Jersey |
| Theme | Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |