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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03191 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Henry Knox to the company Broome & Platt about their difficult financial situation and a delivery of goods they have sent to Knox |
| Date | 10 September 1785 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Broome & Platt |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses the details of his financial arrangements with the firm of Broome & Platt. Explains that he appreciates the candor with which they explained their financial distress to Samuel Shaw, Knox's representative at their meeting. Does have concerns about an arrangement they made regarding delivery of the goods they are using to pay Knox. Hopes they can make a better plan, in order to satisfy the other firm involved, Webber, Addington, & Birhnall. Adds that Mr. [James] Webber is a very honorable man, and explains how generous he was in caring for Knox's brother William during William's illness in London. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Merchants and Trade Commerce Economics Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Children and Family Mental Health Health and Medical Morality and Ethics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Broome, Samuel (ca. 1734-1810) Platt, Jeremiah (fl. 1785) Webber, James (fl. 1783-1797) Knox, William (1756-1795) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |