Hickburn seeks a loan from Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Hickburn seeks a loan from Knox
Description
Letter, asks for pay advance.
short description
Ltr, ask pay advance.
year created
1789
month created
12
day created
10
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Present
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Joseph D Hickburn
Hugh Smith
John Jackson
notable location
Present
New York
Boston
notable item/thing
gentleman who has the business in hand at the Treasury office
could not pay me until the Congress sat again
troubl'd you Honour with this letter as my Necessity is great
save me from a cold prison and my wife and two children from poverty this winter
misfortune
anxious to have a vessel of my own
ruin myself and hurt my family
discharge debts
hopes she was sound as she appeared
ward
excuse my freedom in writing to you
necessity that obliges
purchas'd a vessel
document number
1789121040001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AJL12 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 25, P: 60 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph D Hickburn | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Present | [n/a] |