Richard solicits appointment from Knox
Document 1790Letter, asks for appointment in the Revenue department; mentions Constitution.
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The honorable
Henry Knox Esquire
Secretary at War
Colonel Thomas. New York
[Washington (Post Mark) No [undecipherable] 20 [undecipherable]]
[Mr Richards [undecipherable]]
[Respecting an appointment in the revenues at that Post.]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for appointment in the Revenue department; mentions Constitution.
Date
01/20/1790
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790012040001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Rickard
Colonel Thomas
Henry Jackson
Notable locations
Port Bath, North Carolina
New York
United States
Britain
Notable items
commissioners
accounts of this state
possessed of a heart like yours
feels for every man who has fought by his side in our arduous struggle for freedom
apply to your protection and patronage
pardon the liberty
time of public appointments
conduct myself with such integrity and assiduity
Naval Office and collectorship of this post are men of affluent fortunes
emoluments of those appointments are of much less importance
refur you for an account of my conduct while engaged in the service of my country
conclusion of the war
resided in this place and its vicinity engaged in a commercial line
fear not that my conduct in private life as a man of honesty and integrity should be examined with the strictest scrutiny
adoption of the Constitution by this state
patriot among its inhabitants
advised by many of my friends to solicit an appointment in the Collection of the Revenue in this post
assistance and patronage
confidential intimacy with the President
Lieutenant in the regimaent commanded
consideration of the dangers which ( with my fellow soldiers) I encountered and the difficulties I passed through
address you on the subject of this letter
struggle with Britain