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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04388 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0091] September-October 1789 |
| Title | Elizabeth Checkley to Henry Knox asking for financial help |
| Date | 15 October 1789 |
| Author | Checkley, Elizabeth (fl. 1788-1789) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks for Knox's financial assistance. Explains that she was "left a widow with six young Children, whose whole support depended on the exertions she could make..." Mentions that she is a creditor to the Flucker estate and hopes Knox can hasten the estate to pay her what they owe. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Children and Family Finance Estate Debt |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Checkley, Elizabeth (fl. 1788-1789) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |