Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Nicholas Fish

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05592 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 29 August 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Offers the position of Adjutant General and Inspector of the Western Army to Fish. Adds that he would receive a lieutenant colonel's pay.

Fish, Nicholas, 1758-1833
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources