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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03949 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Christopher Bancker about a position in the War Office |
| Date | 28 July 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Bancker, Christopher |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Replies to Bancker's request to obtain an open position in the War Office (see GLC02437.03948). Notes that the position, formerly occupied by Mr. [Robert] Pemberton, will not be presently filled. Writes, "If an appointment should hereafter take place it must be of a person peculiarly qualified in several particulars, one of what must be writing a masterly official hand. I wish for the power of serving every unfortunate person of the human race but I am unconscious of being under the obligation of any specific principles of providing for you or any other person whatever-" |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Office Seeker Morality and Ethics |
| People | Bancker, Christopher (fl. 1788) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | 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 | Letter from Christopher Bancker to Henry Knox enquiring about a position in the War Office |