Requests Answers from Benjamin Walker and William Duer

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Requests Answers from Benjamin Walker and William Duer

Description

Letter, Knox asks wealthy businessman William Duer and Benjamin Walker for explicit and immediate answers.

short description

Ltr, ask explicit answer.

year created

1792

month created

07

day created

26

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

recipient note

Benjamin Walker; William Duer

notable person/group

Henry Knox
General Jackson
Benjamin Walker
William Duer

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

determination
answer

notable idea/issue

Knox and Duer business and speculation partnership

notable phrase

received a letter from Gen. Jackson informing me that you had written him
impracticable for you to comply
I have not received a single line from you
pray you to write me upon this subject
let me know your determination
explicit and immediate in your answer

document number

1792072600001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) AKM05 (1 pages) Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] R: 32, P: 26

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Benjamin Walker [unknown] William Duer;