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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03768 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Sylvanus Bourne about settlement of a debt |
| Date | 20 January 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Bourne, Sylvanus |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Responds to a letter from Bourne related to a sum owed to the heirs of Balthazar Bayard from the estate of Thomas Flucker, Knox's father-in-law who passed away in 1783. Notes that settlement of the estate depends on settlement of the Lincoln Patent (Waldo or Lincolnshire Patent). Indicates that when the estate is settled, Knox will in turn satisfy Flucker's outstanding debts. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Finance Debt Estate Children and Family |
| People | Bourne, Sylvanus (1761-1817) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Flucker, Thomas (1719-1783) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |