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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04541 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Daniel Lyman to Henry Knox regarding Lyman's application for office |
| Date | 12 March 1790 |
| Author | Lyman, Daniel (1756-1830) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Replies to Knox's letter from February. Relates that he forwarded letters from "some of our best Characters," (presumably including a letter from Knox), to President George Washington. Notes that if he obtains an appointment, "no circumstance can give me greater or more sensible pleasure than the medium through which it will be obtained." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Office Seeker Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lyman, Daniel (1756-1830) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Lyman was a captain in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. After the war, he served as surveyor for the port of Newport, president of the state chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati, and later became a partner in the Lyman Cotton Manufacturing Company. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |