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to Henry Knox

Reports that this letter will be delivered by Madame de la Val and Mr. de la Roche who will communicate provisional articles "I have Enterd into with them for commencing a French Establishment on the Lands we have purchased." Says the present state...

GLC02437.05134

to William Duer

Says he wrote to Duer earlier about the provisional articles for the French colony on the land they have purchased in Maine. Believes that Madame de la Val and Mr. de la Roche were supposed to have seen the property yesterday, but believes they were...

GLC02437.05145

to William Duer

Knox signs with his initials. Knows that Duer understands the "modification of our purchase in Massachusetts yet I confess I wish we could make some definitive arrangement, to enable us to pay for a considerable portion of it that we might be freed...

GLC02437.05185

to War Department [in French]

Note on the docket declares that this is a copy of a letter Colonel William Duer sent to Mr. [Despreminet] without the authority of Henry Knox. Mentions Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche. Docket is an Autograph document signed by Knox, stating, "a...

GLC02437.05435

[Account between William Duer and Henry Knox]

Ledger outlines accounts between Duer and Knox from 1791-1792.

GLC02437.05498

to William Duer

Informs Duer that he will not be able to make their previous appointment as he cannot leave Philadelphia at this time due to some "public business." Adds that he does not think this will disappoint Duer, though, because he understands that it is...

GLC02437.05574

[Copies of correspondence]

Copies of correspondences between William Duer, Henry Knox, Royal Flint, and Henry Jackson detailing the progress of their land deals and Duer's financial instability. Also includes details on the land agreements involving Madame de Leval and...

GLC02437.05607

to Henry Jackson

Informs Jackson that Henry Knox has agreed to give Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche deeds for portions of Trenton and "No. 8" (both in present-day Maine). Instructs Jackson, "To enable her further to place the Germans, you will assist her to take...

GLC02437.05655

to William Duer

Informs Duer that he has looked over the agreement and believes it to be obligatory for them to fulfill the terms and conditions stated. States that he will be taking a look at all of the agreements made with Madame de Leval in order to better assess...

GLC02437.05716

to Mason Wheaton

Is happy to hear that his uncle, Mason Wheaton, is doing well and expresses his warm feelings for him. Heard that Henry Knox is going to be Mason Wheaton's neighbor soon and writes, "it is a satisfaction which requires energy to express that so great...

GLC02437.06339