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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10134 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0064] 1-15 September 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Daniel Parker discussing a business arrangement |
| Date | 8 September 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Parker, Daniel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Major General Henry Knox discusses a business arrangement, with Parker (of Daniel Parker & Company). Informs Parker that [Samuel] Shaw "will make an application to you in my behalf... there are several circumstances of your character which have induced me to commit myself to you, in preference to others upon whom I might be supposed to have a better claim for assistance." Discusses his financial resources, along with his plans to return to Boston after he leaves West Point. |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Parker, Daniel (fl. 1781-1791) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Parker & Company furnished supplies for Continental troops. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |