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General Henry Knox in account with Broome & Platt
6 September 1785
Broome & Platt (firm), fl. 1785
Knox owed £1346.18 "For Sundry merchadize as per Invoice." Provides a breakdown of how payment was made.
GLC02437.08591
[Account]
February 22, 1786
Lists the transactions between the firms of Broome & Platt and Webber, Addington & [Bicknell ?] from 1 August 1784 to 12 September 1785.
GLC02437.08596
to Broome & Platt
10 September 1785
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Discusses the details of his financial arrangements with the firm of Broome & Platt. Explains that he appreciates the candor with which they explained their financial distress to Samuel Shaw, Knox's representative at their meeting. Does have...
GLC02437.03191
to Henry Knox
The writer, on behalf of the firm of Broome & Platt, encloses documents detailing the correspondence between the firm and its creditors in England, as requested. Outlines the firm's dealings with John Blackburn, of London, who until July 1783 was...
GLC02437.03185
[Receipt for goods received from the firm of Broome & Platt]
12 September 1785
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Duplicate of GLC02437.03193, in the hand of Samuel Shaw. Receipt of "sundry goods" received from the firm of Broome & Platt, "charged at their lowest cash price, amounting to seven hundred and ten pounds four shillings, sterling money of Great...
GLC02437.03192
16 September 1785
Writes to explain the status of their dealings with the firm of Broome & Platt, with whom they are trying to settle a debt. Relates that Broome and Platt acknowledge the amount of money they still owe Webber & Co. of London (on whose behalf Knox is...
GLC02437.03195
Writes that the firm would have complied with Knox's wishes relating to the settling of their debt "had it been Practicable & prudent." However, it would have been "ruinous" to do so because they do not know the original cost of all their goods, and...
GLC02437.03194
to James Webber
30 September 1785
Draft of GLC02437.03204, written in the hand of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.03205
[Invoice]
List of items Henry Knox bought from the firm Broome & Platt. Items include blankets and various types of cloth.
GLC02437.10390
List of items Henry Knox bought from the firm of Broome & Platt. Items include blankets, cloth, and thread.
GLC02437.10389
7 June 1787
Informs Webber of Mr. Pritchard's arrival, and promises to render him every assistance. Discusses Samuel Ogden's lack of success in paying William Knox so far, noting that Ogden will be "pressing the persons to whom he has credited the goods." Notes...
GLC02437.03572
7 September 1785
Writes to Mr. James Webber of London on a variety of topics. First, thanks him very much for caring for Knox's brother William when William was ill. Is overjoyed to hear of "his restoration to reason and health," and that he will be returning to...
GLC02437.03186
Copy of GLC02437.03192. Unsigned, but identical to GLC02437.03192 and written in the same hand, that of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.03193
31 July 1787
Webber, James, fl. 1784-1797
Expresses his happiness on hearing about Mr. [Samuel] Ogden "bringing Broome & Platt matters to a speedy issue... " Writes that "[i]t gives me very great pleasure in hearing that Mr. W. Knox is so well in health and spirits, and that he is satisfied...
GLC02437.03628
The firm of Broome & Platt, which owes Henry Knox money (see GLC02437.03182), explains its problems with various creditors and the ways in which they are in debt. According to the writer (perhaps Samuel Broome, as he refers to Mr. Platt in the...
GLC02437.03184
25 September 1785
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Explains that he has received the goods Knox has arranged for him to sell (see GLC02437.03199). Has had them valued by Mr. Francis Atkinson and Mr. George Service, who are well-respected in the dry goods field in New York. They have told him that...
GLC02437.03200
Duplicate of GLC02437.03205. Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw. Recounts all the dealings between Knox, Webber, Samuel Shaw, and the firm of Broome & Platt. Broome & Platt owe money to Webber, who is in England, and Knox and...
GLC02437.03204
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