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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03287 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Haskins discussing the debt and mental health of John Inman |
| Date | 26 July 1786 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Haskins, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Marked "copy" in docket. Discusses the "pitiable case" of Haskins's son-in-law, Mr. John Inman, who has been imprisoned for debt and has become "deprived of his reason." Upon hearing about the case, Knox took a physician to evaluate him and then decided to help him make arrangements with his creditors. |
| Subjects | Charity and Philanthropy Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Children and Family Mental Health Health and Medical Law Prisoner |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Haskins, John (1729-1814) Inman, John (fl. 1786) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Children & Family; Banking & Economics; Health & Medicine; 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 John Haskins to Henry Knox thanking Knox for helping John Inman Letter from John Inman to Smith and Wyckoff on the subject of settling his affairs Letter of thanks from John Inman to Henry Knox |