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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06806 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0131] July-September 1796 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Samuel Hodgdon discussing the judgment of the Bank of Pennsylvania against their associate Mr. George Meade and other business and financial matters |
| Date | 30 August 1796 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Hodgdon, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Writes that he was unable to respond sooner to Hodgdon as he was traveling with Mr. [William] Bingham. Discusses in great detail the judgment of the Bank of Pennsylvania against their associate Mr. [George] Meade (he spells it "Mead"), which has pushed Hodgdon's finances into danger. Mentions a recently concluded business deal with Mr. Alexander Baring, and money he received from that. Considers Mr. Hodgdon's options to salvage his finances. |
| Subjects | Banking Finance Law Debt |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Meade, George (1741-1808) Baring, Alexander (1774-1848) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |