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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04904 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0099] March-April 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Maunsell about the public debt and what the United States is doing and discussing foreign affairs |
| Date | 6 April 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Maunsell, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Secretary of War Knox reports to Maunsell that "our Country is busily employed in arranging the public debt, forming a national bank, proprietary canals and a number of other useful things." Knox goes on to say that "Great Britain "... is about declaring to Russia, the terms upon which that power may make peace with the Turks." Knox asks Maunsell to give an enclosed letter to his brother William. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Assumption of State Debt Debt Bank of the US Banking Canals Infrastructure Commerce Transportation Peace Global History and Civics Economics Finance Military History Diplomacy |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Maunsell, John (ca. 1724-1795) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Industry; Science, Technology, Invention; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |