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Speaks of his troubling affairs over his debt and the humiliation he has sustained from not being able to pay his notes as promised. States, This circumstance has embittered my existence. Mentions making any type of payment is out of his hand right now.
Responds to Knox's letter (see GLC02437.07776) regarding lack of payment. Apologizes to Knox for pressing him for a payment but stresses that his commercial existence depends on the immediate payment of some papers. Notes he will wait for Knox's arrival in Boston, Massachusetts with anxiety & impatience.
Mentions he enclosed (not included) a draft for [Dollar sign]1500 from the Bank of the United States. Inquires about the total sum of [Mr.?] Flucker's debts. Knox is possibly referring to Thomas Flucker's estate. Mentions Isaac Winslow's mother received some money on behalf of Knox for the Nottingham West lands, present day Hudson, New Hampshire. Appears to direct the money to be paid on [Thomas?] Flucker's estate. See GLC02437.06252 regarding Isaac Winslow's letter informing Henry Knox of payment on lands located in New Hampshire.
Writes concerning debts to the Flucker estate.
Knox received letters of the 12 and 13 of August 1799 by Kirkpatrick. Knox cannot pay Peirce the sum he requested because he says people are late paying him (Knox) and does not have the money.
A letter commenting on Knox's personal finances, especially the disposition of government notes. Peirce references Knox's letter of 3 April. Mentions consolidating old notes and registering new ones. Says his brother William did not consign any goods to him, nor to Colonel Sears. Says I rejoice with you that Peace is again likely to visit our Country - The Contest has been severe, - but it has been short - It has been indeed Glorious - in eight years to effect so great a revolution is more than most sanguine at the commencement could have expected. Says Boston Harbor has appeared dismal for want of Ships. Hopes it will put on its wanted appearance of a Forrest. Says Boston in 1783 when compared to 1774 is miserably poor. Says the New York gentlemen, who have been the most successful of war-time businessmen, are planning on leaving soon. Page 2 gives a breakdown of notes and their interest.
Marked Private on address leaf. Reports that the ten proprietors met on 5 December. Even though he was not authorized to stand in Knox's place, he did so at the urging of Henry Jackson. Told them, because of a recent advertis[emen]t on business, that Knox would be in Boston in May. The proprietors were upset saying that Knox has delayed since 1784. Notes they appear to want to put the bond in suit. Says the Court of Common Pleas will sit in January. Mentions that Isaac Winslow has just gotten over an illness and will write about the issue. Asks about details of delivering a copy of Knox's petition to the legislature in January.
Writes to inform Knox that he has placed on board a particular schooner bound for New York several goods that Knox wanted, including potatoes and cranberries. Marked private on address leaf.
Peirce writes to Secretary of War Knox regarding the condition of Knox's property they are trying to sell. Peirce tells Knox, it may be of importance for me to know if you furnished Mr. Jas Bowdoin with the statement of Mr. Flucker's acct. Peirce believes the statement was in Knox's handwriting. Thinks the commission might use that in case Knox claims he did not pay the note.