- GLC#
- GLC02437.05208-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 23, 1791
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to William Stephens Smith
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.9 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
From a conversation he had with William Duer, he is concerned that Smith might have misunderstood the object of his letter and enclosure of 22 October. Tells Smith he may remember a conversation they had "in your house, relative to a favorable accommodation for the preservation of my bank stock." Says that a certain quantity of his private lands in the Waldo Patent will be "sold to you conditionally upon the approbation of your agent." Mentions financial arrangements to pay for it. Says $1,600-$2,000 must be advanced.
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