Carrington discusses international politics with Knox

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Letter, discusses Judicial appointment; discusses French Revolution; mentions Revolutions in Denmark and Sweden.

Date

10/25/1789

Author

Edward Carrington

Recipient

Henry Knox

Sent from

Richmond

Repository

Pierpont Morgan Library

Collection

Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]

Document number

1789102540101

Page start

1

Notable persons

Henry Knox
Edward Carrington
[Lucy] Knox
Greene

Notable locations

New York
Richmond
America
Denmark
Sweden
France

Notable items

kind remembrance
"mount the whirlwind & direct the storm"
good enough to present me in the most friendly terms
spirit never before known in the old world
pride suggests that it was imbibed from America
affectionate letter
accept my most sincere & grateful thanks for the kind and friendly attention
real value of the appointment conferred upon me
ascertained from experiment
acceptance will be founded upon a determination
discovery which shall be made as to the adequacy of the compensation to the responsibility of the office
various calculations
try the issue
consider myself under very great obligations to the President for his confidence
Judiciary system is so defective that it will doubtless undergo much alteration in the next session of Congress
Revolution in France is as singular as it is important to the cause of liberty
first instance in the History of Nations of a King & his people uniting to extend the rights of the latter in abridging the powers and privilieges of
tendency of revolutions founded in a sense amongst the people of oppression from the nobility has ever been to an implicit surrender of every king
precedents