Congratulations

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Congratulations

Description

Personal letter congratulating Biddle on recent appointment as Marshall of district in Pennsylvania.

year created

1789

month created

09

day created

27

author

Henry Knox

sent from location

New York

recipient

Clement Biddle

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

Dreer Collection

in image

NCU10

notable person/group

Clement Biddle
Henry Knox
Marshall
son
Mrs. Biddle
Mr. Greene

notable location

Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania

notable item/thing

appointment
misfortune
health

document number

1789092700001

page start

1

number of pages

2

transcription

Clement Biddle Esq
Philadelphia
[undecipherable] HKnox
New York 27 September 1789-
My dear friend
I congratulate you on your appointment
to the office of Marshall to the district of
Pennsylvania which was completed yesterday
I was extremely unhappy to
hear of the awful misfortune of your lovely
boy. I hope he will yet recover the use
of his limbs, and be that strong comfort
to you which his abilities and dispositions
seemed to promise - present me
respectfully to Mr Biddle. Our friend
MR Greene is with us at present in
perfect health.I am my dear sir
Your affectionate friend
HKnox
Colonel Biddle -

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) NCU10 (2 pages) Collection: Dreer Collection Pres.& Cabinets, V:1.

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox New York [n/a]
Recipient Clement Biddle Philadelphia [n/a]