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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04245 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Mercy Otis Warren to Henry Knox recommending her son for Collector of Customs |
| Date | 18 June 1789 |
| Author | Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Would like to recommend Major Henry Warren (likely her son) for the position of Collector of Customs for Plymouth and Duxborough, and mentions that he had worked with General Benjamin Lincoln. Hopes Knox might be able to use his influence with President [George] Washington to help him receive an appointment. Also ruminates on the nature of the new presidency (referring to George Washington) and the new government in the United States. "But I can contemplate perhaps with equal pleasure beneath my own private roof the felicity this people may enjoy under the administration of a Man made by Heaven to conduct War & revolution with glory to his country..." Sends her best compliments to Mrs. Knox. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women of the Founding Era Women's History Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Commerce President Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Washington, George (1732-1799) Warren, Henry (1764-1828) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The Presidency; Creating a New Government; Women in American History; Arts & Literature |
| 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 Henry Knox to Mercy Otis Warren about an appointment for her son |