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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09150 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | Samuel Winslow to Henry Knox about bad news and his lime business |
| Date | 15 April 1786 |
| Author | Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Writes that he and the rest of the family are upset by the "melancholy information" Knox related in a previous letter (this may refer to the death of Hannah Flucker, or "our Aunt Flucker," as he refers to her, in 1785). Discusses his upcoming business travels and difficulties related to the lime business. Mentions legal and financial issues relating to the Waldo patent lands, and explains that a Mr. Stone has been hired to conduct a survey of a portion of the lands. |
| Subjects | Women's History Children and Family Death Business and Finance Finance Industry Travel Law Surveying Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Industry; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |