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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10600 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0134] May-August 1797 |
| Title | Policy of assurance |
| Date | 24 August 1797 |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed by various underwriters. A policy of assurance for Henry Knox. Insures various amounts of money for cargoes shipped between Thomastown [Thomaston, Maine?] and Bermuda. The vessel is insured for risk of "capture & condemnation" only, but the cargo is covered against all risks. Various sums of money are also listed next to each underwriter's signature. Noted recorded on 24 August 1797. Docket notes received 30 December 1797. Document is partially printed with information written by hand. |
| Subjects | Caribbean Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Transportation Finance Privateering |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |