18 October 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander White

Knox informs White that Knox has received from Nathan Dane, John Sprague, and Enoch Titcomb "commissioners of the legislature to whom were referred the terms on which certain settlers within the Waldo Patent were to be quieted each in one hundred acres of land." White will be "entitled to a deed of your lot in New-Canaan" if White pays Knox the $85 with interest that he owes Knox.

GLC02437.07473

circa 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Memoranda]

Discusses a bill due, including town taxes, and includes a list of names with a monetary value next to them on the verso.

GLC02437.08277

1805

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Account]

Lists transactions between Henry Knox and Israel Thorndike, David Sears, and William Prescott. Most of the transactions involve land. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08333

1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [List]

List of various items with prices. List includes things such as pork, flour, silver ornaments, wine, salt, and others. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08344

1783-1815

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Jane Durham's bill owed to Henry Knox]

Durham owed £3.7.6. Top half in Knox's hand. Durham signed the bottom of the bill stating she "Recd. the Contents."

GLC02437.08363

circa 1794

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Memoranda of payments]

Notes payments to various individuals, including $30 to Joseph Peirce. This appears to be for payments connected to the building of his house in Maine as two payments are for a bricklayer and a gardener. The total payout was $205. Not dated. Date inferred from other documents concerning the building of Knox's house in Maine.

GLC02437.08365

27 September 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mason Wheaton

Had planned to visit Wheaton at St. George's to discuss the Waldo patent, especially those belonging to the late Mr. [Thomas] Flucker. Explains why he was unable to visit him in person. Asks for information about the value of the Waldo patent lands.

GLC02437.09111

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

7 January 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Writes to Webber regarding the money he owes Webber for his brother William Knox's medical costs. Has sent with the present letter a bill of exchange worth 185 pounds sterling drawn by Samuel Ogden from a firm in Liverpool. Sent another sum by Captain Cowpen's ship which sailed for London the previous month. Asked William to write a letter to Webber to include in the present packet, but is unsure he will comply because he is still in a "dejected state of mind" and his recovery is taking a bit longer than expected. Discusses several other financial matters.

GLC02437.03232

5 March 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to James Webber

Writes that he is happy Webber approves of the negotiations he conducted with the firm of Broome & Platt, and brings him up to date on the status of their negotiations. Declares that Mr [Samuel] Ogden has sold a lot of Webber's goods but had to sell them on credit. Also discusses the state of his brother William Knox's health upon his arrival in the United States. Sends Mrs. Lucy Knox's regards to Mrs. Webber.

GLC02437.03245

8 June 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Mentions the "embarrassments" of Mr. [Richard] Soderstrom, who has recently moved to a house nearby. Discusses the payments being made by debtors such as a Mr. Goodene, as well as the sale of goods. Mentions the health of his brother, William Knox, whom Webber cared for during his period of illness in England, and also discusses his wife Lucy Knox and his mother-in-law, Mrs. [Hannah] Flucker, who has recently died.

GLC02437.03272

6 December 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Writes to Webber to discuss a variety of business matters. Explains why he has not written in some time, but thanks him on Mrs. Knox's behalf for advice he wrote to her the previous July. Provides an update on the status of merchandise (such as "gensang," likely ginseng) being sold on Webber's behalf by Mr. [Samuel] Ogden in New York. Relates that he has had to sell most of the merchandise on credit. Discusses his dealings with several merchants who owe money in England.

GLC02437.03367

7 June 1787

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

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 that Ogden has closed his mercantile in New York and has purchased and built several mills on the Delaware River near Trenton. (Writes that Ogden purchased the mills with his brother in law, Gouverneur Morris, and Robert Morris, but this information is struck). Discusses more financial business and includes a list of items from Broome & Platt…

GLC02437.03572

2 July 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Apparently, Knox is trying to collect money owed to Webber for the sale of goods Webber consigned with various Americans. Discusses financial matters. Knox's brother, William, thinks Webber may have some of his money (Webber looked after William while he was in England, suffering from a bout of mental illness). Reports on other debts owed to him, relating that he even visited [Samuel?] Ogden to obtain payments due, though Ogden is financially unstable because he used paper money. Comments on "the adoption of a new Constitution for the United States which utterly excludes paper money and…

GLC02437.03923

February 14, 1789

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Webber

Received his last letter. Mentions that he is chagrined at the delays of Samuel Ogden in making payments. Understands how awkward this makes Webber's situation, and hopes it will be rectified soon.

GLC02437.04113