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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04622 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | Hannah Harwood to Henry Knox about lack of Waldo land patent progress and debt repayment |
| Date | 2 June 1790 |
| Author | Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart (fl. 1774-1796) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Apologizes for not writing sooner, but declares she was ashamed to tell him that no progress had been made on their Waldo patent land dealings. However, is pleased to report that she "obliged the Creditors of my Father to consent to your receiving your demand without a chancery suit." Discusses business interests relating to the Waldo patent and debt repayment, including financial affairs with Thomas Longman in London, England. Also discusses family news, congratulating the Knox family on the birth of a new son. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Land Transaction Waldo Patent Estate Debt Finance Law Women of the Founding Era Global History and Civics Children and Family |
| People | Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart (fl. 1774-1796) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Women in American History; Agriculture; Children & Family; Law; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Hannah Flucker was a sister of Lucy Knox. She married for the first time to James Urquhart circa 1774, and then was divorced. She married a second time, to Richard Harwood, circa 1788. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |