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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10205 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Samuel Shaw asking Shaw to settle some business for Knox |
| Date | 2 September 1785 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Shaw, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Requests that Shaw settle some business for him concerning a bill for £1,530 drawn by a Mr. Broome and Mr. Platt, who are now bankrupt and unable to pay the bill. Asks Shaw to go to New Haven to collect the payment or obtain a security. Watermarked with hunting horn inside a crest and GR underneath. |
| Subjects | Finance Debt |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Shaw was a lieutenant of artillery who attained the rank of major, and served as aide-de-camp to General Knox. He went to Canton in February 1784, as supercargo, and on his return Knox made him first Secretary of the War Department. He was later appointed as the first United States consul at Canton. Broome and Platt was a minting firm in New Haven, Connecticut. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |