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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03878 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | William Lewis to Henry Knox regarding the ship the Empress of China and financial matters |
| Date | 29 May 1788 |
| Author | Lewis, William (fl. 1784-1800) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Lewis transmits a certificate with a contiguous letter to Knox. Verifies that the ship the Empress of China left New York bound for China in 1784, and that prior to its departure, he was obliged to withdraw $2,300 on behalf of the owners. Notes, "if Mr. Parker will subscribe the certificate I think it will effectually serve Mr [Samuel] Shaw whose case is a cruel hard one-" |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Asia Revolutionary War General Maritime Global History and Civics Finance Debt |
| People | Lewis, William (fl. 1784-1800) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Samuel Shaw was the first American consul at Canton (present-day Guangzhou) China. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |