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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04967 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
| Title | James Swan to unknown about borrowing money from a Paris bank [in French] |
| Date | 3 June 1791 |
| Author | Swan, James (1754-1831) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Possibly written to Henry Knox. Date taken from the body of the document. Docketed 27 May 1791 by Henry Knox. Document appears to be about borrowing money from a banking house in Paris. Possibly written from Paris; see GLC02437.04960. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Banking Government and Civics Finance Economics Debt |
| People | Swan, James (1754-1831) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | James Swan (1754-1830) was a financier and an agent of the French Republic. He settled in Boston, later buying large tracts of land in western Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Died in debtors' prison in Paris. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |