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19 December 1798
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
to Henry Knox
Knox's nephew Thomas asks if Knox will send his weekly allowance to him via "Mr. Pemberton."
GLC02437.07210
30 November 1788
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811
Captain Randall writes from Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia). Discusses the shipment of wine, sugar, and cotton. Sent ginseng to China via two East India Company ships, enabling Samuel Shaw, who is in China, "to fulfil his engagements &...
GLC02437.04038
1 July 1776
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to William Knox
Chastises William for not writing more. Discusses the recent Tory plot to either capture or assassinate George Washington and the subsequent hanging of a member of the General's Guard named John Rickey, a misidentification of Thomas Hickey, the only...
GLC02437.00356
18 September 1788
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Notes that Colonel [Edward] Carrington will escort Lucy Knox from Trenton, New Jersey, where she is visiting friends, to New York. Mentions The Alliance, a ship owned by Robert Morris. Was informed by [Alexander] Hamilton at dinner the previous...
GLC02437.03988
21 August 1788
Reports on business in New York during Henry's absence. Forwards letters that arrived in the morning by packet. Two are to Lucy Knox from her sister. Another letter, apparently a duplicate of previous correspondence, is addressed to Knox from...
GLC02437.03970
19 September 1785
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Writes that he has received Knox's last letter. Reports that he has heard from a friend of Henry's brother William Knox, in London, that William should be arriving in America any day. Discusses matters of finance: "As the Bank is now calling in the...
GLC02437.03197
January 14, 1787
Was upset to receive no letter from Knox by the last post. Expected an answer to his last letter in which he asked about clothing and uniforms for his recruits. Writes that if he was furnished with the uniform and had Knox's permission, he feels he...
GLC02437.03416
Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796
"The close of the business relative to the Senators you must ere this have seen in the News papers considering the jumble it wound up very well every thing perfectly quiet and peaceable at present." Transmits a letter for Mr. Morris. Sends his...
GLC02437.04039
20 October 1788
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
Signed in text as "Mr. Bowdoin." Sends his compliments, and asks Knox who will pay the debt owed him by Thomas Flucker's estate (Flucker was Knox's late father-in-law).
GLC02437.04005
21 November 1798
Sends his uncle Knox the list of bills with receipts (not included).
GLC02437.07192
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