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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05454 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1788 |
| Title | George Washington to Oliver Pollock regarding a recommendation to the Governor of Louisiana |
| Date | 8 June 1788 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Pollock, Oliver |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that upon receiving Pollock's previous letter, he was engaged in a business meeting with the director of the Potomac Company at Shenandoah Falls, Virginia. Declines Pollock's request for recommendation to Esteban Rodriguez Miro y Sabater, the Governor of Louisiana. Declares that such a recommendation would be improper, stating "I have never had the Lever of a personal acquaintance ... with the Governor- I do not feel myself authorized to take a greater latitude of freedom in this respect than any other unknown private citizen." |
| Subjects | Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation President Canals Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Pollock, Oliver (1737-1823) Washington, George (1732-1799) Miró, Esteban (1744-1795) |
| Place written | Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| Theme | The Presidency; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Oliver Pollock operated as a merchant in Spanish New Orleans during the American Revolution and served as United States Agent at Havana, Cuba, 1783-1784. Following the Revolution, George Washington organized the Potomac Company to construct canals along the Potomac River. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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