15 April 1786

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he and the rest of the family are upset by the "melancholy information" Knox related in a previous letter (this may refer to the death of Hannah Flucker, or "our Aunt Flucker," as he refers to her, in 1785). Discusses his upcoming business travels and difficulties related to the lime business. Mentions legal and financial issues relating to the Waldo patent lands, and explains that a Mr. Stone has been hired to conduct a survey of a portion of the lands.

GLC02437.09150

15 October 1788

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Appears to discuss various accounts possibly concerning land. Also mentions the late Mrs. [Hannah] Flucker's lands that were sold for taxes was done illegally.

GLC02437.09203

22 April 1771

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including Classical Literature, grammar books, medicine and the sciences.

GLC02437.10366

12 October 1771

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including lectures, biographies, and poetry.

GLC02437.10368

3-28 February 1772

Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Invoices]

Invoices of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of various types of stationery, instruments, printing materials, scales, and others. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.10369

10 February 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including literature and novels, guide books, periodicals and poetry.

GLC02437.10371

10 April 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including cookbooks, novels, sermons and travel.

GLC02437.10373

18 July 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including the sermons, dictionaries, the sciences, medicine and others. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.10376

10 March 1774

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including government, sermons, law and others. Date from docket.

GLC02437.10380

19 May 1773

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including geography, song books, biographies, and others.

GLC02437.10381

9 June 1773

Hopkins, David, fl. 1773

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including novels, law, Classical literature, and others. Noted as written in Newport, state unknown.

GLC02437.10382

13 June 1773

Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of Henry Knox]

Countersigned by John Cotton as deputy secretary of the province. Thomas Hutchinson's signature is noted as being a copy. Partially printed document with additional information written in by hand. Appoints Henry Knox to be Lieutenant of the Grenadier Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Verso includes an attestation that Knox took the required oaths. A portion of the document has been clipped causing text loss.

GLC02437.10653

March 5, 1788

Webber, James, fl. 1783-1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

James congratulates Henry on the birth of another child (George Washington Knox, who was born in December 1787). He transmits a bill of lading. He asks Knox to urge Mr. [Samuel] Ogden to settle his bill with Webber. Comments on the Russo-Turkish War, noting that matters are settled between Britain and France, but as the "Emperor has join'd Russia, and declared War against ye Turks - it is feared that ... other powers will be involv'd, and England not escape" the hostilities. Reports that trade has largely been at a standstill, except during the past two months, during which time large…

GLC02437.03816

17 October 1783

Wengierski, Thomas Cajetan, 1755-1787

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Thanks Knox (for showing him West Point). Asks Knox for a copy of the map of West Point for a journal he is writing.

GLC02437.02673

18 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Report regarding Lieutenant Wells as the new commander at New Windsor, New York]

Reports that a Lieutenant Wells, "commanding the detachment at Newburgh, will return to this post with his party, excepting a Corporal and Six men, who he will order to New Windsor to take charge of the public wood at that place." Retained copy prepared for Knox's files, copied out and signed for him by his aide-de-camp John Lillie.

GLC02437.02681

20 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Cajetan Wengierski

Replies to Wengierski's request for a map of West Point. States that he is unable to provide the map for security reasons, especially since the war with Britain had just ended. See GLC02437.02673 for Wengierski's request.

GLC02437.02692

19 March 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Arnold Wells

Knox negotiates rent with Wells, apparently the owner of the house and farm where Knox and his family are staying. Offers one hundred pounds rent per year: "I am willing to give this sum although from the most favorable calculations I find it shall bring me in debt... I cannot in justice to myself offer a greater rent than one hundred pounds for the farm, house, & its appendages." Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

GLC02437.02979

6 November 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Thanks Webber, a London merchant, for his kind treatment of his brother William, who suffered from mental illness. About William, writes "I was flattered with the hope, that 'ere this he would have emerged from his unhappy despondency, and have assumed some portion of that cheerfulness, with which untill now he has already been blessed." Encloses a letter for William, which he requests Webber to sign, seal, and deliver. Also asks Webber to attempt to persuade William to return to Boston. Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

GLC02437.03068

14 December 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber, Addington, and Bicknell

Knox writes to his brother William Knox's friends (presumably in London). Thanks them for caring for William and aiding his recovery (William suffered from mental illness). Praises them, offering his services in the future.

GLC02437.03075

5 May 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Expresses his gratitude for the care Webber has taken to assist his brother William, who suffered from mental illness. Mentions a box of books, sent from London by Sharp, that were damaged in transit. Writes, "I am not well acquainted with the state of my brothers affairs..." Extensively discusses the details of business transactions left unattended by William. Relates that he will not be able to travel to London to care for William, due to the demands of his family and his recent acceptance of the post of Secretary at War. Asks that Webber send William to Boston and financially support…

GLC02437.03139

6 June 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Knox writes to Webber, a London merchant and close friend of his brother, William Knox. Urges Webber to arrange for William's passage to America, possibly on Captain Coffin's ship or the next vessel that will accept him. Discusses business transactions left unattended by William, mentioning the firm Smith & Loring, the possible sale of the Birmingham, and the sale of carpeting.

GLC02437.03151

2 July 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Dicusses the Birmingham wares, which are in the care of Henry Jackson (refer to GLC02437.03164). Relates that the Consul of Sweden informed him that a bill owed by William Knox, Henry's brother, has been paid. Discusses other financial matters related to William.

GLC02437.03163

3 August 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Writes to Webber, a caretaker and friend of Knox's brother William in England, regarding William's illness. Comments that he is very happy to hear William is doing well and that his prospects for recovery are positive. Discusses the likelihood that William will return to the United States, and hopes that he will, as his family will be able to provide "a thousand tendernesses to soothe his mind & restore its tranquility." If William recovers, Knox suggests he stay in New York, with Knox and his wife and children; if he returns while still ill, requests that William return to Boston, as…

GLC02437.03171

7 September 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

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 America from England. Discusses a variety of other topics, including trade between America and England, Boston politics, and the financial business between Webber, Knox, and the firm of Broome & Platt (see GLC02437.03185).

GLC02437.03186

30 September 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to James Webber

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 Shaw have negotiated terms of repayment of the debt. Has enclosed numbered copies of all correspondence on the subject, and a summary of terms of repayment. See GLC02437.03194 for related information.

GLC02437.03204