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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05784 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | Thomas Randall to Henry Knox on a court case involving the ship Nelly |
| Date | 10-15 January 1793 |
| Author | Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Randall and Samuel Shaw ask Knox to forward information to a Mr. Anthony on the court case involving the ship "Nelly." The first two pages contain letters related to the case, apparently copied by Thomas Randall. The first page contains the postscript of a letter from Philips, Crammond & Co. It is dated 10 January from Philadelphia. It states that letters from P. Ferguson & Co. contained the vouchers transmitted "to recover the Nelly." Goes on to state they will not be admitted by the underwriters. Claims the business needs to be adjusted. Includes a copy of the answer to this postscript dated 14 January from New York. States they are sorry to hear there are problems with George Bell & Co. They do not know what vouchers to send if their previous ones were rejected. Goes into the problems with the Nelly's cargo, which was worth tens of thousands of dollars. States that they need to see all the accounts and documents related to the issue before moving forward. Part of page 2 and all of page 3 consists of a letter written and signed by Shaw to Knox, dated 15 January 1793 from New York. Shaw wants Knox to inform Mr. Anthony of these issues. Makes reference to an order for china made by Lucy Knox. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Law Maritime Commerce Merchants and Trade Finance Asia Home Furnishings |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Law; Women in American History; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |