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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04195 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Richard Platt to Henry Knox about transferring money |
| Date | 7 May - 4 June 1789 |
| Author | Platt, Richard (1755-1830) |
| Additional authors | Smith, Richard (fl. 1789) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Document contains three portions. The first, directed to Henry Knox from Richard Platt, asks whether Knox can spare any of the money he keeps in his bank account for the next week. Asks that if he can, he should send it with the bearer of the letter, Richard Smith. Below this is a receipt, signed by Richard Smith, certifying that Knox gave Smith, as an agent for Platt, one thousand dollars on 7 May 1789. The third section, signed by Knox and dated 4 June 1789, certifies that Knox received 500 dollars from Smith on behalf of Platt. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Banking Finance |
| People | Platt, Richard (1755-1830) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Smith, Richard (fl. 1789) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | 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 |