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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02924 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0071] January-March 1784 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Isaac Sears, George Clinton, Samuel Broome and Robert Livingston regarding a Colonel Stevens |
| Date | 7 January 1784 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Clinton, George Sears, Isaac Broome, Samuel Livingston, Robert R. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Knox writes to Colonel Sears, Chancellor Livingston, Governor Clinton, and Broome, a merchant and bookseller. Recommends Colonel Stevens, possibly Ebenezer Stevens, to the recipients' acquaintance. Relates that Stevens will be taking up residence in New York City to work as "a dealer in lumber of all sorts, and probably to construct, for buildings of various kinds." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Government and Civics Merchants and Trade Commerce Building Construction |
| People | Clinton, George (1739-1812) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sears, Isaac (1730-1786) Broome, Samuel (ca. 1734-1810) Livingston, Robert R. (1746-1813) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |