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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06294 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0125] January-March 1795 |
| Title | Thomas Randall to Henry Knox seeking payment on a bond |
| Date | 5 January 1795 |
| Author | Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses a business transaction involving himself, Knox, William Crammond, Captain Anthony and several others. Requests Knox pays the balance on his bond that totals $12,000. Includes a detailed entry of the debt owing and the interest accrued. Thomas Randall also included a letter he wrote to Mr. Crammond on the same day concerning the same subject. Randall's letter to Crammond also discusses the arrival (either to or from Bombay) of the ship Industry. Other business transactions and property sales are also mentioned. |
| Subjects | Finance Debt Merchants and Trade Overseas Trade Land Transaction |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) Crammond, William (fl. 1795) Anthony, Joseph (fl. 1792-1797) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Knox's debt for $12,000 may actually have been his brother's debt, William Knox. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Thomas Randall mentioning concerns over the payment of a bond Letter from Henry Knox to Thomas Randall regarding terms of repayment on a bond Letter from Thomas Randall to Henry Knox on the unfortunate consequences if Knox does not pay off his bond |