Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.06059-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
8 March 1794
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Expresses his displeasure about college and requests his father not to force him to attend. Discusses becoming a merchant and believes he only needs to know mathematics and arithmetic. Writes the only thing needed to become a merchant is "to understand Mathematick's [sic] & Arithmetic perfectly, which can be obtained without going College, the place of all evils." Explains he borrowed money from Mr. Hossman because he did not have enough money to travel from New York, New York to Boston, Massachusetts. Comments he looks forward to seeing him and the rest of the family in May.

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