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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03906 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox discussing financial matters relating to warrants |
| Date | 22 June 1788 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Marked as private. Discusses financial matters related to warrants. Informs Knox he can draw on Wadsworth for two thousand dollars. Mentions a secret financial transaction he promises to explain when he next sees Knox. Writes, "... their [sic] has been such cursed work between the collectors & sherrifs that I am afraid their will be trouble enough before we have got through with ye settlement of our old taxes." Has been in hopes of getting "good news" from Virginia, referring to the Constitutional ratification convention of that state. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Finance Law Debt Taxes or Taxation Ratification Government and Civics Politics Federalists |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |