Letter to John Carlisle from Henry Knox, written and signed on his behalf by John Lillie, giving permission for John Carlisle to take his black servant with him, with a proviso - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.02458
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0064] 1-15 September 1783
Title	Letter to John Carlisle from Henry Knox, written and signed on his behalf by John Lillie, giving permission for John Carlisle to take his black servant with him, with a proviso
Date	1 September 1783
Author	Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Additional authors	Lillie, John (1755-1801)
Document Type	Military document
Content Description	Marked as "Copy." Written and signed for Knox by his aide-de-camp John Lillie. Gives permission for Carlisle [or Carlile] to take his black servant with him "with the proviso that if his regiment should not be disbanded upon the definitive treaty of peace, that you order him to join it." Carlisle had asked for the permission at GLC02437.02444.
Subjects	African American History Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Treaty African American Troops
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lillie, John (1755-1801)
Place written	West Point, New York
Theme	Government & Politics; African Americans
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Related documents	Letter from John Carlile to Henry Knox asking permission to take his servant home with him until the conclusion of peace