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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04110 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | Financial settlement for Samuel Ogden |
| Date | 13 February - 1 May 1789 |
| Author | Compson, Thomas (fl. 1789) |
| Additional authors | Gibson, William (fl. 1789) Brettall, Joseph (fl. 1789) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Marked "copy." Written from several locations. In a letter written from Worcester Shire, England, Thomas Compson asks his brother Joseph to pay Samuel Ogden a sum of money due Ogden from a debt owed by their father. The next letter, dated 13 February 1789 and written from Booneton [Boonton], New Jersey, declares that the money should be paid to James Webber on order of Samuel Ogden. Below is a letter dated 8 April 1789 and signed by William Gibson, Notary Public, testifying to terms under which the Compson brothers owe money to the firm of Webber and Bicknell of London. Last is a note declaring that on 1 May 1789, Gibson received a letter from a Mr. Joseph Brettall, written on 9 April 1789 outlining the role of Brettall and his father in the monies owed to Webber and Bicknell. |
| Subjects | Estate Finance Debt Merchants and Trade Commerce Overseas Trade |
| People | Compson, Thomas (fl. 1789) Gibson, William (fl. 1789) Brettall, Joseph (fl. 1789) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Webber, James (fl. 1783-1797) Compson, Joseph (fl. 1789) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Financial settlement for Samuel Ogden [copy] |