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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05319 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0106] February 1792 |
| Title | Thomas Randall to Henry Knox listing the payment of debts and reporting on Samuel Shaw's progress |
| Date | 13 February 1792 |
| Author | Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Has enclosed ten thousand dollars in United States bank notes (not present). Itemizes the notes he has enclosed, listing the amount of each and its recipient. Explains what debts the notes pay off. Provides news on their friend [Samuel] Shaw, who is en route from London to New York. Is looking to purchase a ship to send to Canton, China in the spring. Adds that Shaw plans to sail on the ship himself, which suggests that he "has given up any matrimonial ideas for the present." Sends respects from his wife and little daughter, Mary Louisa. Adds some more financial information in a post-script, referring to Colonel [perhaps William Stephens] Smith. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Revolutionary War General Finance Bank of the US Banking Coins and Currency Debt Maritime Marriage Global History and Civics Asia Travel Children and Family Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |