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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07292 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0140] May-August 1799 |
| Title | Benjamin Stoddert to Henry Knox informing Knox that his son, Lieutenant Henry Jackson Knox, will be assigned to the "Constellation" under Captain James Barron |
| Date | 6 August 1799 |
| Author | Stoddert, Benjamin (1744-1813) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Stoddert, Secretary of the Navy, has received Knox's letter of 4 July 1799 by "Captain Nicholson." Stoddert assures Knox that he has no intention of "depriving him of his commission" and that President Adams would never "consent to injure any person to gratify popular clamor." Stoddert says Knox's son, Lieutenant Henry [Jackson] Knox, will be assigned to the "Constellation" under Captain [James] Barron. He thinks it would be most "advantageous...that he serve on board of a southern ship." |
| Subjects | President Navy Military History Government and Civics Office Seeker USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) |
| People | Stoddert, Benjamin (1744-1813) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Nicholson, James (1737-1804) Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) Adams, John (1735-1826) Barron, James (1769-1851) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Naval & Maritime; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |