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 [Money order to Benjamin Callender]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08582 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1 July 1785 Pagination: 2 p. ; 8.4 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Knox says that Benjamin Callender is to be paid £15.10.4 in cash and £3.6 in state notes of 1784 or 1785. Verso signed by Callender stating that he "Recd payment in full." It is also noted that the state notes cost £1.10.10.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Callender, Benjamin, fl. 1772-1785

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources