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19 April 1785
Webber, James, fl. 1784-1797
[Receipt pertaining to Webber & Company]
Relates to details of a transaction between Webber & Co. and Mr. Goodeve.
GLC02437.03129
June 1785
McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806
[Speech regarding the boundary line of the Creek Nation]
Docket indicates this to be a speech by McIntosh. "We wish to show you our Brothers & Country Men also, that all injuries are forgotten and gone away- and the Hatchet buryed deep between us and your Nation likewise [1]... if one nation or people...
GLC02437.03161
20 July 1785 - 28 January 1786
Killingley, Green, & Son, fl. 1785
to William Knox
Consists of two letters. The first, sent 20 July 1785, is marked as a copy. In the letter, Killingley, Green, & Son congratulate William Knox on his restored health and his planned return to America. They express assurance that William will pay...
GLC02437.03166
13 August 1785
Savage, Joseph, 1756-1814
to Henry Knox
Captain John Savage writes to ask for Knox's recommendation for a job. Savage explains that Colonel William Burbeck has recently died, and the berth is unoccupied. Plenty of people are applying for the position, including Savage, so he hopes that...
GLC02437.03177
22 August 1785
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Writes to discuss business endeavors with Knox. Declares that as he has not had a response from Mr. [possibly Robert] Morris in four weeks, he has changed his plans. Instead of remaining in Boston and trying to sell Mr. Morris's teas, which he is...
GLC02437.03180
6 September 1785
Broome & Platt (firm), fl. 1785
The firm of Broome & Platt, which owes Henry Knox money (see GLC02437.03182), explains its problems with various creditors and the ways in which they are in debt. According to the writer (perhaps Samuel Broome, as he refers to Mr. Platt in the...
GLC02437.03184
The writer, on behalf of the firm of Broome & Platt, encloses documents detailing the correspondence between the firm and its creditors in England, as requested. Outlines the firm's dealings with John Blackburn, of London, who until July 1783 was...
GLC02437.03185
12 September 1785
[Receipt for goods received from the firm of Broome & Platt]
Duplicate of GLC02437.03193, in the hand of Samuel Shaw. Receipt of "sundry goods" received from the firm of Broome & Platt, "charged at their lowest cash price, amounting to seven hundred and ten pounds four shillings, sterling money of Great...
GLC02437.03192
Copy of GLC02437.03192. Unsigned, but identical to GLC02437.03192 and written in the same hand, that of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.03193
30 September 1785
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to James Webber
Draft of GLC02437.03204, written in the hand of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.03205
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