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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Accounts]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10729 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 21 July - 8 August 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 73.3 x 30.7 cm. Order a Copy

Two parts. First part lists the transactions of Henry Knox as agent for the estate of the late Thomas Flucker, by date, starting from April 1785 to 20 October 1788. Dated 21 July 1791 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Knox's signature is written in another hand. Second part lists the transactions of Joseph Peirce with Henry Knox by date, starting from 1November 1790 to 24 May 1791. Dated 8 August 1791 Boston, Massachusetts. Noted as a true copy and signed by William Cooper.

Cooper, William, 1754-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

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