Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Abiel Smith

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07361 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 26, 1800 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Knox received Smith's letter of January 5. Knox expresses his deep gratitude for Smith's loan to him. Knox would like to pay more of it back but that is difficult for him at this time. It is not within Knox's power to "command any such security." The whole affair will have to play out in the courts.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Smith, Abiel, fl. 1800

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources