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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03687 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Samuel Ogden about a business plan |
| Date | 29 October 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Informs Ogden about a business plan he is working on with Gouverneur Morris and a firm and Britain (see GLC02437.03686 for further information). Writes, "I have now written to Mr Morris informing him of the [propositions] of the company in England and of the necessity of comg to some immediate decision on the subject. I have so good an opinion of the prospect that I would pledge myself for my proportion of the funds although I may be [compelled] to make some considerable sacrifices of property to obtain it." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Global History and Civics Land Transaction |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Gouverneur Morris about business Gouverneur Morris to Henry Knox about his business idea |
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