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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06749 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0130] April-June 1796 |
| Title | William Bingham to Henry Knox on land and business matters |
| Date | 24 May 1796 |
| Author | Bingham, William (1752-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Free frank stamped as "free" above address and signed by Mr. Bingham. Writes that his last letter contained 3000 dollars in branch bank notes which he asked Knox to endorse to the treasurer to free a land deed from escrow (see GLC02437.06745). Discusses his plans to get Mr. [possibly Alexander] Baring to accept terms of a business deal, and his belief that Baring will accept. Also touches on business arrangements with General [David] Cobb and Mr. [possibly James] Swan. |
| Subjects | Finance Land Transaction Banking |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Cobb, David (1748-1830) Swan, James (1754-1831) Baring, Alexander (1774-1848) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from William Bingham to Henry Knox on land and legislature |