The French Company of the Union: The French Attempt at Settlement in Eastern Maine, 1791-1796
Abstract
Realizing the impropriety of personally carrying on this type of speculation because of his high office as Secretary of War, Knox decided to have the transactions conducted through an agent. For this purpose he chose as his representative General Henry Jackson12 of Boston, a close friend, who would be unsparing with his time and devotedness. On the other hand, Duer, whose reputation would certainly jeopardize the success of the whole enterprise if his share in it were made public, also realized the advisability of proceeding through a dependable agent--Royal Flint13 of New York, who had been his right-hand man in the Scioto enterprise.
Subject Area
Geography|International Relations|American history
Recommended Citation
Perreault, Jeanne de Chantal, "The French Company of the Union: The French Attempt at Settlement in Eastern Maine, 1791-1796" (1957). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28623290.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28623290
