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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03876 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Henry Jackson regarding the investment of 10,000 of Knox's dollars |
| Date | 25 May 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jackson, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed "H.K." Expresses extreme disappointment that Jackson has not responded to his previous letters. Jackson had suggested he should appropriate 10,000 of Knox's dollars [in certificates] to invest. Knox was alarmed by the suggestion, relating that he needs the certificates to settle important financial obligations. Writes, "...I must conjure you by every principle held sacred among men, that you instantly on receiving this letter inform me that the said certificates will be ready to be delivered to my order." Declares that the future comfort of his family depends on the certificates, and that he has postponed plans to travel to Boston in order to wait for Jackson's reply. |
| Subjects | Friendship Finance Debt Children and Family Travel Revolutionary War General |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |