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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01082 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox with family news and currency news |
| Date | 25 July 1781 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Knox he recently forwarded Lucy Knox a letter from her brother, Thomas. Reports on ships that have arrived in Boston carrying news from Antigua, England, and Martinique. Comments on currency: "The New Money has experienced the fate of the Old in this Quarter, having entirely stop'd circulation, which causes nearly a total stagnation of all Business, at present I do nothing, people will not part with Specie but for the necessaries of Life of wch I have none... " Complains that he has not heard from Henry, his brother, in a long time. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Loyalist Commerce Merchants and Trade Maritime Caribbean Coins and Currency Economics Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) Flucker, Thomas (fl. 1775-1801) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |