Lillie solicits an appointment from Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Lillie solicits an appointment from Knox
Description
Letter, mentions assumption of state debt; asks for excise appointment.
short description
Ltr, ask excise appointment.
year created
1790
month created
03
day created
06
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
John Lillie
General Jackson
Major Shaw
[Lucy] Knox
notable location
New York
Boston
West India's
Georgia
France
notable item/thing
Continental excise
officers will be appointed in each county for the purpose of collecting
interested in each other's circumstances
success in business
great losses I have sustained in navigation
circumstances are as elligible as my brother officers in general in this quarter
write you on the office of excise
many other favors already received without speculation
provided Congress assume the state debt
you and my other friends must have thought me a runaway from the time I was absent
those appointments originate principally in the President
ill timed for me to write him on the subject
delicate matter for the President to appoint many officers of the late Army to offices under the new Government
being pursuit of property agreeably to the fashion of the world
sending my vessels each a voyage to the West India's
family
business & other avocations has prevented it
I have heard from you
intention of writing you since my return
document number
1790030640001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AJO12 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 25, P: 157 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Lillie | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |