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- GLC#
- GLC02437.06093-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 10 May 1794
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to an acquaintance [possibly Joseph Peirce or Henry Jackson]
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Extract of a letter from Henry Knox, possibly to Joseph Peirce or Henry Jackson. Written at a later date. Discusses his house (most likely Montpelier) being completed in a year's time. Notes the critical state of affairs, his responsibility for the new corps of artillery, the frigates, and fortifications, along with all of his old responsibilities will keep him from visiting his new estate this summer. Stresses the state of crisis the country is currently experiencing and the dangers of their own conduct. Mentions both he [Peirce or Jackson?] and himself should stay out of public life so they can make a fortune.
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