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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04690 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Thomas Longman to Henry Knox about unpaid debts |
| Date | 13 August 1790 |
| Author | Longman, Thomas (1731-1797) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Longman mentions Knox's letter to him of 2 June entrusting power of attorney to him allowing him to receive money from Mrs. [Hannah Urquhart] Harwood [Lucy Knox's sister], to pay an outstanding debt. The transaction has been taking longer than expected. The firm of Wright & Gill are also involved in this unpaid debt. and they are frustrated with Mrs. Harwood's lack of cooperation. Longman asks that Knox do everything in his power to compel her to relent. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Law Finance Estate Debt Women of the Founding Era Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Longman, Thomas (1731-1797) Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart (fl. 1774-1796) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |