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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.00757
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0020] January-May 1779
Title	Henry Knox to William Knox discussing business ventures and the depreciation of currency
Date	11 April 1779
Author	Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Recipient	Knox, William
Document Type	Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description	Discusses business ventures and the depreciation of currency. Mentions the General Arnold, a ship in which Knox was apparently invested. Refers to a certain gentleman, whose name is not mentioned. States, "...I have the most unequivocal evidences every day that he esteems me- most certainly I love & esteem him for his disinterested virtues." Mentions his wife and two daughters, Lucy and Julia. Asks William to procure and send green tea and sugar.
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Economics Coins and Currency Maritime Friendship Land Transaction Diet and Nutrition
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1776-1854) Knox, Julia (b. 1779) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)
Place written	New Jersey
Theme	The American Revolution; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History; Naval & Maritime; Banking & Economics
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF [draft] Quarters Artillery N Jersey 11th April 1779 My dear Brother This moment I received your favor of the 25th ultimo. The money Continues to depreciate amazingly. This may in some measure check you in selling off so fast as you might otherwise wish - Colo Sears writes me word he shall send 2000 Sterling in Bills of Exchange for the Benefit of the owners of the General Arnold. - if in addition to your proportion you could send one or two hundred pounds Sterling it would be worth the risque. With respect to the cipher which reachd your Ears that I had disgusted a certain Gentleman, nothing is more false - We are both pursuing the same cause. he is a man of the most rigid virtue & I flatter myself I am not corrupt. he loves virtuous men and I have the most unequivocal [2] evidences every day that he esteems me - most certainly I love & esteem him for his disinterested virtues. Your sister Lucy and her daughters are well[.] Lucy grows more & more lovely every day & Julia is a charming little Girl - Yesterday when The post came in the postmaster was out of the way. Therefore I have only five minutes to write. Adieu my dear friend. Apropos - They tell me that Mr Bosergen Torter sells best [illegible] at 15 Dollars [illegible] by the Chest which contains 13 pounds each if so buy a chest and draw on me for the money and and [sic] send it by the first opportunity - I also wish you to buy 100 [illegible] Loaf Sugar if not more than 3 Dollars a pound and send it on & I shall pay to the same - Adieu HKnox [address leaf] Mr William Knox at Boston. [docket] From Brigadier Genl Knox New Jersey Ap. 11. 79 To his Bro. Wm.

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