Petition of Robert Connelly
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Petition of Robert Connelly
Description
Knox addresses the Unitedhis service during the American Revolutionary War in which he claims that a cold which he contracted in 1775 resulted in blindness and poverty twelve years later.
year created
1794
month created
03
day created
14
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Robert Connelly
House of Representatives
British troops
prisoner
New York
notable location
War Department
New Orleans
notable item/thing
subscriber's anxious inquiry
petitioner's time of service
hardships he underwent in New York
employment
petitioner's claim
poverty
blindness
a cold which the petitioner alleges to have
notable phrase
It does not appear that a cold which the petitioner alleges to have taken in the year 1775 was the cause of the blindness which afflicted him twelve years afterwards...
document number
1794031400001
page start
1
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In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (6 pages) | NMO15 (6 pages) | Collection: Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Executive Branch to the Senate, 1789-1819. (RG46) (M1257, rolls 1-3) | M1257, rolls 1-3 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
Recipient | United States Senate | [unknown] | [n/a] |