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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03172 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0075] May-August 1785 |
| Title | Frederick Carl Hans Bruno, Baron von Poellnitz to Henry Knox regarding a house in New York Knox is renting from him |
| Date | 3 August 1785 |
| Author | Poellnitz, Frederick Carl Hans Bruno, Baron von (1734-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Knox to discuss a home in New York City, at Bow[er]y Lane, apparently owned by Baron Poellnitz, which Knox is occupying. Baron Poellnitz has received word from Mr. Steven Sayre that Knox is living there, and is pleased to hear that it has been taken by a "Gentlemen of your Caracter for whom without having the honour of Personal acquaintance I have notwithstanding the heighest Respect and notions." Writes that his wife has left in a hurry, leaving everything in confusion, and asks that Knox continue at the house until he returns to the United States (though he is unsure when that will be). Writes that "Mr Sayre thinks that I will sell, but I am in my Hart to good an American to live any where else." Asks Knox to see the horses and perhaps the "charet" [chariot?] if someone wants to buy it, but nothing else. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Women's History Marriage Immigration and Migration Finance Transportation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Poellnitz, Frederick Carl Hans Bruno, Baron von (1734-1801) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Women in American History; 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 | Letter from Stephen Sayre to Henry Knox regarding the balance Knox owes for the house he is renting |