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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07221 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0139] January-April 1799 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin M. Stoddert regarding the characters of Mr. Russel and Mr. Amory who left Nicholson's ship because they did not receive commissions |
| Date | 3 January 1799 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Stoddert, Benjamin, M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Knox writes Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert "on behalf of Mr. Charles Russel late acting first Lieutenant and Mr. William Amory." Knox explains they left the ship Constitution because they did not get their commissions. They are of good character and they wish to solicit President John Adams "that they may be permitted to act on board of some other ship in their former ranks until it shall be proved by Capt. Nicholson himself whether they are or are not worthy of the Commissions." Docket says the letter also went to Charles Russel. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) Office Seeker President |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stoddert, Benjamin (1744-1813) Russell, Charles C. (fl. 1799) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |