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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02106 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0057] April 1783 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox about Knox's financial and business affairs |
| Date | 20 April 1783 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | A letter commenting on Knox's personal finances, especially the disposition of government notes. Peirce references Knox's letter of 3 April. Mentions consolidating old notes and registering new ones. Says his brother William did not consign any goods to him, nor to Colonel Sears. Says "I rejoice with you that Peace is again likely to visit our Country - The Contest has been severe, - but it has been short - It has been indeed Glorious - in eight years to effect so great a revolution is more than most sanguine at the commencement could have expected." Says Boston Harbor has appeared "dismal for want of Ships. Hopes it will "put on its wanted appearance of a Forrest." Says Boston in 1783 when compared to 1774 is "miserably poor." Says the New York gentlemen, who have been the most successful of war-time businessmen, are planning on leaving soon. Page 2 gives a breakdown of notes and their interest. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Finance Banking Global History and Civics Treaty Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Economics |
| People | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |