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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04856 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0098] January-February 1791 |
| Title | Joseph Pierce to Henry Knox about debtors to Mr. Flucker's estate, Harmar's expedition and need for more troops to fight the Indians |
| Date | 15 February 1791 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes Knox to discuss the "business of Mr. Flucker's Estate." Says he has heard from the debtors and "they seem disposed to pay as fast as they can." There are some obstacles with some of the debtors that the letter details. Notes General [Josiah] Harmar's expedition "was unsuccessful." Insists that Knox "must send a powerful force of regular troops - and strike the Red men so effectually that they [never more] will have it in their power to do much mischief again..." Mentions in the postscript that Henry Jackson "calld several times to tell me the Cause of not writing." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Estate Debt Finance American Indian History Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Military History |
| People | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Harmar, Josiah (1753-1813) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Native Americans; Westward Expansion; Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |