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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02554 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0065] 16-30 September 1783 |
| Title | Sears & Smith to Henry Knox regarding trunks of merchandise |
| Date | 22 September 1783 |
| Author | Sears & Smith (fl. 1775-1785) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that they will keep the trunks of merchandise with them until they see Knox again. Mr. Sears will leave for New York as soon as the British evacuate so "he may enter the City soon after Civil government is established there..." Apologizes for having trouble selling the wares that William Knox, Henry Knox's brother, had entrusted to them. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sears & Smith (fl. 1775-1785) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |