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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03690 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to James Swan returning his account |
| Date | 30 October 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Swan, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Returns Swan's account against John Campbell, "who has been liberated from Goal by an oath of Insolvency & gone to Europe." (Swan had a dispute with Campbell; see GLC02437.03437). Says he does not know what the charges of Colonel [Alexander?] Hamilton are on this business, but will let Swan know when he finds out. Supports the new Constitution, and believes it will be adopted ultimately. Adds, "Should Massachusetts & the other Eastern states embrace it eagerly much evil would be avoided." Date from docket. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Debt Finance Prisoner Oath Law Immigration and Migration Federalists Government and Civics Politics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Swan, James (1754-1831) |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Acknowledgment of legal counsel in case of James Swan v. John Campbell |