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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04307 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0090] July-August 1789 |
| Title | Request for help from Andrew Gardner to Henry Knox |
| Date | 28 July 1789 |
| Author | Gardner, Andrew (fl. 1789) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he has just arrived from the West Indies, and asks if Knox might help him find a job as a store keeper or a keeper of a lighthouse. Explains some of his financial misfortunes. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Maritime Office Seeker Caribbean Finance Lighthouse |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gardner, Andrew (fl. 1789) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Reply from Henry Knox to Andrew Gardner regarding a position as a lighthouse-keeper |