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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04829 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0098] January-February 1791 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox about his travels in Ireland and attempts to sell Knox lands around St Lawrence |
| Date | 15 January 1791 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Original version of GLC02437.04828. It contains an additional page where William tells Knox that he has heard from General Maunsell that Knox gave a grand one hundred person ball before leaving New York for Philadelphia and of several society marriages. Also notes he heard about French refugees "from the Islands" taking up residence in New York, the Dutch "being large purchasers" causing the "funds" to rise, and that "there had been a great influx of money from S. America and the Islands for Wheat." |
| Subjects | Entertaining and Hospitality Marriage Refugees Caribbean Immigration and Migration Land Transaction Global History and Civics Commerce Wheat Latin and South America Finance Global History and Civics Merchants and Trade France |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | Dublin, Ireland |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; 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 |
| Related documents | William Knox to Henry Knox about his travels in Ireland and attempts to sell Knox lands around St Lawrence [copy] |