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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04775 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0097] October-December 1790 |
| Title | Benjamin Hichborn to Henry Knox about certificate from the Supreme Court at Cambridge enabling sale of Mrs. Flucker's estate |
| Date | 10 November 1790 |
| Author | Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox that "with some difficulty" he "obtained the necessary Certificate, and the order of the Supreme Court at Cambridge for the Sale of the whole of Mrs. Flucker's real Estate." Before the sale Knox has to take an oath "and I think give hands for the faithful discharge of your duty." After a "small journey" Hichborn will see "whether that oath cannot be taken at Philadelphia." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Estate Law Judiciary Land Transaction Oath Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce; Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |