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10 August 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to James Rivington
Thanks Rivington for the copy of Smith's "Wealth of Nations" that he sent. Knox signed in text. See GLC02437.02296 for Rivington's original note.
GLC02437.02379
14 November 1788
[Petition]
Petition to the legislature of Massachusetts and the general court in regards to land patents. Includes a "signature" from Isaac Winslow, possibly written in Knox's hand.
GLC02437.10421
22 July 1801
to George Ulmer
Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. A brief note concerning the settlers located on the northern part of the Waldo patent.
GLC02437.07574
30 July 1804
to Elisha Sumner
Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Discusses financial and business transactions, including his shipment to Sumner of casks of lime.
GLC02437.07873
20 April 1786
to Richard Söderström
Declares that he would oblige him if he would make a payment on the bill of exchange he owes Knox, within the present week.
GLC02437.03262
19 April 1788
to John Bryant
Discusses obtaining "warrants from the treasury on Connecticut for various objects" and Captain Bryant's pay. Says he put the warrants in Colonel [Jeremiah] Wadsworth's hands. Wadsworth has been instructed to inform Knox once he receives payment...
GLC03432.015
2 June 1791
[Legal agreement on land in Maine] [incomplete]
Incomplete legal document signed by both Knox and Duer with paper and wax seals next to their signatures. Portions of the document may be in the hand of General Henry Jackson. Document pertains to Duer's and Knox's joint purchase of what could be...
GLC02437.04969
16 October 1806
to Captain Hall
Asks Captain Hall to inquire, in the various parts of Virginia he plans to visit, whether he can set up contracts for the sale of Knox's lime. Suggests possible prices for which the lime could be sold.
GLC02437.08045
5 January 1801
[List]
List of people who are entitled to land in 1788 and have yet to receive their deeds. People listed by name and number of acres, with related comments alongside. Includes notes on the verso by Henry Knox.
GLC02437.08617
27 September 1776
[Hints for the Improvement of the Artillery of the United States]
A report for the Continental Congress outlining specific recommendations to improve the organization, supply, and administration of the Continental Army's artillery. Composed at Harlem Heights in New York. Title from docket. Knox's retained copy...
GLC02437.00459
7 September 1785
to Doctor Monro
Writes a note thanking Doctor Monro of London for treating his brother William Knox's insanity. Is happy to hear of William's recovery and is very glad Doctor Monro's excellent reputation in America proved to be accurate in his successful treatment...
GLC02437.03187
4 October 1792
to Constant Freeman
Notes he has received Col. [Robert] Troup's and Mr. Lewis's letters'. Asks that he contacts and obtains an answer from [William] Duer to Knox's letters. Date previously inferred, written in red. State not listed, however, based on another letter...
GLC02437.05641
10 September 1781
to Mordecai Gist
Informs General Gist that he is sending an artificer officer named Mr. Thorp to him in Baltimore to obtain supplies. The items are urgently needed, and Knox has already been disappointed in obtaining them from Philadelphia. He hopes Major Sebastian...
GLC02437.01179
March 1800
to James Brown
Knox is upset that the Senate did not approve his son's promotion and asks Brown to have his son, Henry Jackson, serve as an acting Lieutenant with midshipman's pay. Letter is written on very fine tissue paper with very faded writing.
GLC02437.07381
2 November 1795
Directions to William MacIntosh [incomplete]
Gives directions to a William MacIntosh, who Knox has left in charge of taking care of his house. Bottom of the third and fourth pages are clipped.
GLC02437.06560
29 January 1783
to Timothy Pickering
General Knox writes to Pickering, Quartermaster General of the Army. Requests money to repair redoubts in the West Point vicinity. Notes that Major Villefranche, engineer at West Point, supports Knox's opinion that the redoubts are in need of...
GLC02437.10086
31 December 1783
Knox informs Pickering, Quartermaster General, that the contract for obtaining provisions for West Point has expired without definite renewal. Knox therefore ordered a large amount of provisions on the account of the United States. Instructs...
GLC02437.02877
21 March 1784
to Daniel Parker
Knox negotiates with Parker, of Daniel Parker & Co., a firm that supplied Continental troops with provisions. Hopes Parker will continue to furnish supplies to troops, although Congress has not informed Parker or Knox of a contract renewal. Refers...
GLC02437.02980
25 December 1783
to Captain Allen
Discusses Captain Allen's delay in discharging the Rhode Island regiment. Says he heard Allen did not receive Knox's order, originally sent in November, until the beginning of December ordering Allen to disband the Rhode Island regiment. Instructs...
GLC02437.02858
3 June 1791
to Thomas Randall
Knox is sending Randall two notes -- one for $3,000 and the other for an unknown amount. The notes were drawn by William Duer -- the $3,000 note can be discounted on 15 June while the other bill can be discounted on 7 June. Asks that the $3,000...
GLC02437.04972
14 August 1800
to Paul Dudley Sargent, Oliver Parker, Thomas Phillips
Knox relates to Sargent, Parker, and Phillips the assaults and death of his surveyors by "unlawful and armed combinations of individuals" who had only murder as their intention on July 18, 1800. Knox asks that they bear in mind the "law of the...
GLC02437.07445
2 November 1796
to Henry Jackson
Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Received his last letter as well as the money enclosed. Discusses his future financial prospects. Thanks Jackson for his...
GLC02437.06859
15 August 1800
to Caleb Strong
Knox sends to Governor Strong three affidavits of the surveyors "who were fired upon by assassins on the 13th ultimo." Knox speaks of the "most audacious and blood thirsty villains that ever disgraced the surface of New England." Knox thinks the...
GLC02437.07448
7 April 1791
to William Smith, Isaiah Thomas, William Hull
Knox sends to Smith by the bearer "Mr. John Hills" a letter asking Smith if he could help Knox find a surveyor who could help him "ascertain [the] practicability" of building a canal that would "open an inland navigation from Connecticut River to...
GLC02437.04909
28 October 1792
to William Green
Replies to Green's letter from 25 October (GLC02437.05666). Discusses their financial agreement in detail, stating that if payments are not secured by the times they had previously designated, and if Green is out of the country, Knox's family could...
GLC02437.05675
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