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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03988 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox with political updates |
| Date | 18 September 1788 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Notes that Colonel [Edward] Carrington will escort Lucy Knox from Trenton, New Jersey, where she is visiting friends, to New York. Mentions The Alliance, a ship owned by Robert Morris. Was informed by [Alexander] Hamilton at dinner the previous evening that an unspecified business matter related to Henry Knox has not yet been addressed in Congress. Comments on a board appointed by Congress to settle accounts connected with the United States. The board consists of William Irvine, Abraham Baldwin, and Nicholas Gilman. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Travel Women's History Maritime Commerce Merchants and Trade Continental Congress Congress Finance Debt |
| People | Knox, William (1756-1795) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gilman, Nicholas (1755-1814) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) Irvine, William (1741-1804) Baldwin, Abraham (1754-1807) Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Women in American History; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |