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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03265 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | Jonathan Williams to Henry Knox on an outstanding debt of Thomas Flucker |
| Date | 7 May 1786 |
| Author | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Writes to inquire about an unsettled account against the late Mr. [Thomas] Flucker, Knox's father-in-law. Recently looked over his old account books and found that goods which were taken up by Flucker after Williams's departure (he apparently went abroad in 1770), but before the "Lexington Business put an End to all commercial Concerns in the Town." There is no record of the debt having been paid, and his business agents think it was not. Would like to know whether this account might be "admitted in the Settlement of the Estate?" Has enclosed the account information. Sends his compliments to Mrs. Knox. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Estate Land Transaction Loyalist Commerce Merchants and Trade Military History Global History and Civics Battle Lexington and Concord Debt |
| People | Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Flucker, Thomas (1719-1783) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Thomas Flucker died in 1783, and his wife, Hannah, died in late 1785, causing the need for the estate to be settled at this time. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |