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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01465 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0043] June 1782 |
| Title | Joseph Peirce to Henry Knox on business and financial matters |
| Date | 24 June 1782 |
| Author | Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Peirce to Major General Knox. References Knox's letter of 12 June. Says he did not take care of the business with Mr. Hurd until this morning and that he received from him an 80 dollar note of Mr. [Robert?] Morris. Says that Knox can now draw on him for the money. Says he has not yet received money owed to his brother [William Knox?]. Says no news from Boston, but that "We have had great doings here on the birth of a Dauphin of France." Also reports that "The Chevalier S.[?] Breck, made a grand Entertain[ment] & his house and Gardens were beautifully illuminated, and by far excelled any other." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Finance Debt Holidays and Celebrations France Global History and Civics |
| 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 |