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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01406 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0042] May 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph Peirce about Knox's personal finances |
| Date | 1 May 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Apologizes for not writing sooner but explains that he was held on "public business" in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey. Mentions a petition he gave to General Benjamin Lincoln. Focuses on matters of personal finance, such as his possible purchase of an estate in Cumberland and land featuring a lime rock farm, which strikes him as a good investment due to the possibility of renting the land and selling the limestone. Discusses taxes, and also mentions items left by his brother, William Knox, to be sold, with the proceeds to be sent to Henry Knox. See GLC02437.01404 and GLC02437.01380 for related information. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Petition Soldier's Pay Finance Military History Continental Army Land Transaction Industry Taxes or Taxation Commerce Merchants and Trade Prisoner of War |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce; Industry; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox about lime-burning Letter from Henry Knox to Joshua Loring about sales of goods on behalf of William Knox |