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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00853 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0023] July-December 1780 |
Title | Timothy Pickering to John Hancock congratulating Hancock on becoming the Governor of Massachusetts |
Date | 12 November 1780 |
Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
Additional authors | Glover, John (1732-1797) Paterson, J. (fl. 1780) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Recipient | Hancock, John |
Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
Content Description | Signed for Knox by Shaw. Henry Knox's retained copy. Congratulates Hancock on becoming the Governor of Massachusetts and brings the suffering of the Massachusetts soldiers to Hancock's attention. The text is in the hand of Henry Knox, but the closing, signatures, and docketing are added in the hand of Samuel Shaw. The was originally drafted by Timothy Pickering as indicated by a note added later at the top, "[Drafted by Col. Pickering]." See also GLC02437.00854 which includes a note stating, "Instead of the foregoing - the one drafted by Col. Pickering was sent." |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Election Continental Army Soldier's Pay Finance Petition |
People | Glover, John (1732-1797) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Paterson, J. (fl. 1780) |
Place written | Totowa, New Jersey |
Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
Related documents | Unsent draft of a letter from Samuel Shaw to John Hancock congratulating Hancock on becoming the Governor of Massachusetts |
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