Swan discusses American war debts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Swan discusses American war debts
Description
Letter, discusses plan to pay American debt; alludes to Amsterdam bankers.
short description
Ltr, discusses plan for American debt.
year created
1790
month created
12
day created
27
author
sent from location
Paris
in collection
in image
note
Letter is likely written to Henry Knox
notable person/group
Henry Knox
James Swan
Jefferson
Short
notable location
Paris
America
France
U.S. [United States]
notable item/thing
know your influence with both & doubt not of succeeding
replace me more affluently than ever if it succeeds
enclosed I send you tha banker's letter to me
commission or agency which I sacredly engage to pay to you to be disposed of
endorsed in the margin the enclosed letter from the bankers to me
give a full right to it
a plan which you presume you find advantageous enough to the US & to France as to urge you to use your influence with the President & the Secretary of the treasury
great point gained having it accepted already by the ministry here
do not see how it can be refused on your side of the water
document number
1790122740001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AJY03 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 27, P: 95 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Swan | Paris | [n/a] |