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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05794 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox on house viewings and news of Samuel Shaw and Thomas Randall |
| Date | 25 January 1793 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Arrived Wednesday evening and spent part of yesterday enquiring for a house. Makes reference to various homes, including a Mr. Morton's on Broadway, and Brockholst Livingston's. Reports "at this moment I cannot hear of a good one to be hired." Says that Samuel Shaw believes he will sail on Sunday, but William does not think he will. Says he dined with Shaw and Thomas Randall yesterday. Writes, "The idea here is universal that you are about resigning, how it got here I do not know." Written from the home of Mrs. McEwen. Place written inferred from content. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Landlord and Tenant Maritime Travel Government and Civics Women of the Founding Era |
| People | Knox, William (1756-1795) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| 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 |