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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05580 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0112] August 1792 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about a land purchase of 300,000 acres |
| Date | 15 August 1792 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses a possible purchase of 300,000 acres of land, and reports that proposals are being drawn up to Knox and William Duer by Mr. [Théophile] Cazenove and Madame de Leval. Assures Knox of his belief that Duer has nothing to do with this purchase, and probably knows nothing about it. Address leaf has calculations written all over it. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Debt Finance Immigration and Migration Refugees France Land Transaction Waldo Patent |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Cazenove, Théophile (1740-1811) Duer, William (1747-1799) Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de (fl. 1790-1796) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; 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 |