Cranch, Richard, 1726-1811 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.03134

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GLC#
GLC02437.03134-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
April 30, 1785
Author/Creator
Cranch, Richard, 1726-1811
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Recommends his nephew Joseph Cranch for appointment by Knox, Secretary at War. Relates the details of Joseph's life, including the loss of both of his parents at an early age. Joseph sold his land in England and opened up a shop in Boston that was seized by the British during the Revolutionary War. Recommends his nephew as a worthy gunsmith, and asks if Knox can "procure an Employment for him in the Armourer's Department that might enable him to gain a decent Livelyhood after his great sufferings, in the common cause..."

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