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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04316 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0090] July-August 1789 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln regarding Lincoln's appointment as Collector to the Port of Boston |
| Date | 4 August 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Later copy. Letter reads, "Although I do not conceive the office of Collector to the Port of Boston adequate to the merits of my friend, yet as it is the best thing that can be offered at present, I sincerely congratulate you on the appointment." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Office Seeker Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Commerce Maritime Friendship |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |