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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07278 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0140] May-August 1799 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William S. Shaw requesting that his son Henry, a lieutenant in the Navy, be assigned to the Frigate Constitution |
| Date | 3 July 1799 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Shaw, William S |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Knox writes Shaw, secretary to President Adams, requesting that his son Henry, a lieutenant in the Navy, be assigned to the Frigate Constitution. Knox reminds Shaw that Knox already objected "verbally" to his son being assigned to the Boston. He has just spoken with Captain [Silas] Talbot (new captain of the Constitution), who has agreed to take Knox Jr. as an officer. See GLC02437.07279 and GLC02437.07282 for related items. |
| Subjects | Navy Government and Civics President Military History Children and Family USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, William Smith (1778-1826) Adams, John (1735-1826) Talbot, Silas (1751-1813) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Children & Family; The Presidency |
| 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 Silas Talbot to John Adams declining the commission of Captain of the Navy Letter from Silas Talbot to Henry Knox telling Knox he has returned his commission and expects to leave the Frigate Constitution |