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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04978 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Walter Livingston about a payment |
| Date | 6 June 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Walter |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Written by Knox as Secretary of War to Livingston, an Albany merchant. References Livingston's letter of 31 May. Encloses a bill for 36 dollars to pay Lieutenant Foy the Collector. Says he does not have a copy of the receipt "annexed to Mr. Duer." (Knox owed money to Livingston for a house rental.) Is not sure if it has been refused. Apologizes and says he did not mean to offend. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Taxes or Taxation Mortgage Landlord and Tenant |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Walter Livingston (November 27, 1740– May 14, 1797) was an American merchant from Albany. Elected delegate to the provincial convention held in New York in April and May 1775; member of the First Provincial Congress from May to November 1775; judge of Albany County in 1774 and 1775; served as commissary of stores and provisions for the department of New York from July 17, 1775, until September 7, 1776, when he resigned; deputy commissary general of the northern department in 1775 and 1776; member of the State assembly 1777-1779 and served as speaker in 1778; member of the New York and Massachusetts Boundary Commission in 1784; a member of the board of regents of the University of the State of New York 1784-1787; Member of the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785; appointed Commissioner of the United States Treasury in 1785. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |