A gentlemen insists on a reply from Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
A gentlemen insists on a reply from Knox
Description
Letter, Sayre has solicited a federal appointment from Knox. Sayre's solicitation has gone unanswered. Sayre takes umbrage at the lack of a reply from Knox.
short description
Ltr, men foreign affairs.
year created
1789
month created
06
day created
29
author
sent from location
London
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Stephen Sayre
recipient note
Henry Knox
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Stephen Sayre
Colo. Miranda
General Knox
notable location
London
Oxford
Russia
Paris
notable item/thing
my own country
profess so great a love
opportunity
proofs of this assertion
fool enough to get in love
banker
his prejudices are still the same against the French nation & their manners
travel'd to great advantage
nothing has escaped his penetration
Empress of all the Russians
mortifying declaration
vanity furnishes a reason for this superior good fortune
Capital
acquainted with the internal parts of her extensive & well known dominions
speaks french
spoke it ill
admit his figure or his address
woman is to dedide
letters to all ambassadors as no other man ever received from a crowned head
wish or desire
dined with me
return
liberty of writing
letter
stop'd under mean suspicions
show him this letter
addressed to himself
former letters
disposed to consider myself worthy
holding the rank of a gentleman entitles me
deign to converse with the president
subject
honor'd with a decisive answer
document number
1789062940101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AJF10 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 24, P 70 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Sayre | London | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |