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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06823 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0131] July-September 1796 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox on a shipment of goods and family news |
| Date | 23 September 1796 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by "Joseph Peirce & Son." Contains three notes. The first informs Knox what goods are being shipped to him on board Captain Keller's vessel. The second asks Knox to tell the Duc de Liancourt that letters of his were sent. The third tells Knox that Peirce expects that his son is on his way home, which is why he has not written to him. However, if his son is not on his way home, and Knox should see him, asks that Knox tell him the Peirce family is all well and looking forward to seeing him. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Transportation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Peirce, Joseph Hardy (1773-1831) Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld (1747-1827) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Joseph Peirce & Son could refer to a merchant business Peirce had with his Joseph Hardy Peirce, who was a merchant. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |