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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05168 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox declines subscribing to the building of a theatre |
| Date | 26 September 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed in text. Knox, writing in the third person, proclaims great respect for Thomas Wignell and Alexander Reinagle "yet he begs leave to decline subscribing to the erection of a new theatre" (likely the Chestnut Street Theater in Philadelphia). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Art, Music, Theater, and Film Building Construction Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |