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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03181 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Henry Knox to the company Broome & Platt regarding the bankruptcy of Warburton and Randall of London and payment |
| Date | 2 September 1785 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Broome & Platt |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's former aide-de-camp. Writes that Mr. James Webber, who is a close friend of his brother William Knox and had taken care of William while in London, has enclosed to him a note from Broome and Platt drawn on "Warburton and Randall of London, who have become bankrupt." Needs to receive payment from them, so is sending his good friend Samuel Shaw to meet with them. Asks that they either provide payment with interest, or arrange with Shaw to pay it back in a short time. Writes that he does not like to be in this position, especially given his respect for Broome and Platt, and assures them that aside from himself and Shaw, no one knows about this situation and they plan to maintain confidentiality. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Merchants and Trade Commerce Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Broome, Samuel (ca. 1734-1810) Platt, Jeremiah (fl. 1785) Webber, James (fl. 1783-1797) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Banking & Economics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | According to GLC02437.03180, Shaw wrote on 22 August 1785 that he would be travelling from Boston to New York in four or five days' time. He was no longer in Knox's employ, having left to travel on a trading vessel to China in 1784 and returning in 1785. Samuel Broome and Jeremiah Platt ran a firm which sold dry goods and also minted coins. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Samuel Shaw to Henry Knox discussing business endeavors Letter from the company Broome & Platt to Henry Knox regarding a debt of terms of repayment |