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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01572 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | Petition from James Rickey to Henry Knox asking to set up a liquor store in his garrison |
| Date | 4 September 1782 |
| Author | Rickey, James (fl. 1782) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Petition of James Rickey, formerly of Cherry Valley, New York in Tyron County, stating that he lost his house, trade goods, his "negro," and household furniture "due to the 'depredations and crulty of the Enemy.'" Says "he is reduced from a state of Affleuence to a state of Necessity being obliged to quit the frontiers with his family to seek subsistence in a more peaceable Quarter." Asks for the privilege to settle in the garrison to partner with a Mr. Thompson, who obtained permission from the former Commandant, General Paterson. Says he wants to built a house and sell liquor. Claims to have no other means to support his family. |
| Subjects | African American History Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Slavery Commerce Merchants and Trade Home Furnishings Poverty Frontiers and Exploration Children and Family Sutler West Point (US Military Academy) Building Construction Alcohol |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |