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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04223 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Constant Freeman to Henry Knox asking for help finding a government job |
| Date | 28 May 1789 |
| Author | Freeman, Constant (1757-1824) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to ask Knox for help finding a government job, arguing that his current situation limits his ability to subsist on his pay. Specifically requests a military command, but would like a civil appointment until such time as troops need to be raised. Adds that if this request is an error in judgment, he wrote because of recent overtures of friendship between Knox and himself, and adds that his "very good friend General [Henry] Jackson" will be enclosing this letter with his own. Originally included with GLC02437.04227. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Office Seeker Soldier's Pay Military History Friendship Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Freeman, Constant (1757-1824) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | According to the Library of Congress, Freeman joined the U.S. Army as First Lieutenant 9 November 1776 and reached the rank of Colonel before he was honorably discharged 15 June 1815. He was an auditor in the U.S. Navy Department. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox sympathizing with Knox's game of fives injury, Vose's visit to the Waldo lands and politics |