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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03771 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | John Lowell to Henry Knox about the collection of money owed |
| Date | 25 January 1788 |
| Author | Lowell, John (1743-1802) |
| Additional authors | Russell, Thomas (1749-1796) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Co-signed by Thomas Russell. Russell and Lowell are apparently trying to collect money owed by Knox, or his late father-in-law, Thomas Flucker, to Captain Henley. The money pertains to a mortgage on land at Charlestown (state not specified). Lowell writes, "Capt. Henley is now pressed by the Woman to whom he sold the Estate who threatens to attach the Goods in his Shop. this makes it important for him to be relieved soon..." Notes that if Knox thinks proper, the money will be taken from Flucker's estate. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Estate Finance Children and Family Land Transaction Women's History Debt Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Russell, Thomas (1749-1796) Lowell, John (1743-1802) Flucker, Thomas (1719-1783) Henley, Captain (fl. 1788) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | John Lowell (1743-1802) was a Massachusetts lawyer and judge who served in the Continental Congress (1782-1783). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |