Knox, William (1756-1795) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00430 Author/Creator: Knox, William (1756-1795) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 August 1776 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 20.7 x 16.2 cm. Order a Copy
Gives a detailed account of a town meeting in Boston's Old Brick Meeting House about smallpox, and a debate over the propriety of multiple office holding especially when it links civil and military authorities. [James] Otis and Major [Paul] Revere argued on opposing sides. Mentions that they read a letter addressed to Henry Jackson in order to hear the news. Discusses getting the buttons and cloth that Knox ordered.
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