Tracy recommends appointments to Knox
Document 1789Letter, Tracy recommends candidates for appointment.
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[Address leaf]
Mayr Genl Henry Knox
— New York —
[Verso, rotated: fr. Trenton, N. Jersey 4th Jany 1789]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, Tracy recommends candidates for appointment.
Date
06/04/1789
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789060440001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
John Tracy
Stephen Gross
Dalton
King
Gerry
Gen Titcomb
Notable locations
New York
Western Territory
Brigadier Island in Penobscot
NewYork
Notable items
property of my children
father's will
United States
selling a good farm
present settlers are to remain on the island
settled by their purchaser or you
purchase
import officer
Independence
faithful servant to the government
humanity
character
congress
Gentlemen at the head of this department
sacrifices of time & property during the whole of the last war
compensation
Continent or Commonwealth
head of the Militia
continental & militai troops
punctuality
forwarding provisions
worth a very handsome estate
depreciation of our papers
support his decline of life
Naval Officer for this port
pounds
Private friendship is hardly a sufficient apology for the liberty
interest & influence in keeping an office