Carrington declines Knox's invitation to New York
Document 1789Letter, declines invitation to New York.
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[RICH[undecipherable] July 8 [undecipherable] FR[undecipherable]B]
The Honble
General Knox
Secretary at War
New York
[undecipherable: prob. "Elizabethtown" or similar] N. J.
[undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, declines invitation to New York.
Date
07/01/1789
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Powhatan via Richmond
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789070140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Edward Carrington
Notable locations
New York
Powhatan via Richmond
New York
Notable items
informed you
highly probable I should decline paying a visit
absolutely determined
intirely improper for me to appear there
collect there in quest of appointments
draw on their remarks
ranked amongst them for the world
without such a pretext
considerations
nominations of the President are to be influenced by the circumstances of absence or presence
knowledge of the characters who are willing to accept appointments
leave this business
general ground
submit the management of it to my friends on the spot