Forwarding Letters to Kentucky

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Forwarding Letters to Kentucky

Description

Due to no formal mode of mail delivery Knox enclosed public letters for people in Kentucky with request to forward and deliver.

year created

1789

month created

12

day created

17

author

Henry Knox

sent from location

War Office

recipient

Beverley Randolph

in collection

Executive Papers, Office of Governors Letters
Printed Versions

in publication

Calendar of Virginia State Papers

in image

LBC13

notable person/group

Beverley Randolph
Henry Knox

notable location

War Office
Kentucky
Virginia
frontier

notable item/thing

letters
patronage
public letters
conveyance

notable idea/issue

mail delivery

document number

1789121700101

number of pages

1

transcription

Gen Knox's Letter
Filed January 6th 1790
1789
Dec 17th
[large X]
War Office December 17th 1789
Sir
In addition to my request of the 14th instant I am constrained to ask the patronage of your Excellency, to the enclosed public letters for Kentucky, as we have no established mode of Conveyance to that district. -
I should be happy of an opportunity of performing any similar services for your Excellency.
I have the honor
to be Sir
your most obedient
Humble Servant
KNOX
His Excellency
Beverly Randolph

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) LBC13 (2 pages) Collection: Executive Papers, Office of Governors Letters B: 63, (Beverly Randolph)
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Office [n/a]
Recipient Beverley Randolph [unknown] [n/a]