Foster, William (fl. 1788-1789) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03857 Author/Creator: Foster, William (fl. 1788-1789) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 April 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 23.2 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks Knox for assisting him with a petition to Congress for forgiveness of, or help with, his debt. Hopes Congress will decide in his favor, noting "...but I think- there may be some measure not big with evil consequences recommended whereby public Debtors may be eased so as to prevent finall [sic] ruin." Fears imprisonment and the loss of his property. Declares, "during the War I supported two good men in the Army & from 1777 to 1787 I paid upwards of five Thousand pounds dry Tax. besides allmost constant subscription money for six weeks & three months men..."
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