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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03970 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox about business in New York |
| Date | 21 August 1788 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports on business in New York during Henry's absence. Forwards letters that arrived in the morning by packet. Two are to Lucy Knox from her sister. Another letter, apparently a duplicate of previous correspondence, is addressed to Knox from Samuel Shaw. In this letter, Shaw "seems offended with R[obert] Morris..." Also received correspondence from his friend James Webber asserting that William owes Webber money. Sent Arthur St. Clair, General Josiah Harmar, and others recent resolves of Congress. Encloses letters from Delaware Works (possibly from Samuel Ogden) for Knox. Reports that commissioners have gone to Albany to negotiate a treaty with the Indians, writing "...it is now Currently said in Town & believed there will be none- as the Indians have adopted the Idea of going to the Ohio treaty." |
| Subjects | American Indian History Revolutionary War General Children and Family Finance Military History Northwest Territory Frontiers and Exploration Continental Congress Congress Law Industry Treaty Diplomacy Government and Civics Westward Expansion Debt |
| People | Knox, William (1756-1795) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Harmar, Josiah (1753-1813) St. Clair, Arthur (1737-1818) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Native Americans; Women in American History; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |