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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04427 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0092] November-December 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Ward to Henry Knox about a protest against bad wine merchants |
| Date | 6 December 1789 |
| Author | Ward, Samuel (1756-1832) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions that on his return from China, he saw Captain Thomas Randall. Randall had protested against John Searle & Co., a merchant in Madeira, who shipped bad wine on the ship "Jay." Notes that the owners of the Washington Indiaman also have a case pending against the House of Searle & Co. Asks for a copy of Randall's protest, which Randall previously sent to Knox, for use as evidence in the case against Searle. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Asia Maritime Global History and Civics Merchants and Trade Commerce Alcohol Law |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ward, Samuel (1756-1832) Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Law; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |