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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04157 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0088] March-April 1789 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Mercy Otis Warren with news and views on politics |
| Date | 29 March 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Warren, Mercy Otis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Received her last letter, with its enclosure to Mrs. Montgomery. Will deliver the enclosure to Mrs. Montgomery's family while she is out of town. Was upset that he did not have time to visit her and her husband General [James] Warren while in Boston on business. Hopes to be able to visit them in Plymouth the next time he is in the area. Wishes she and General Warren would visit New York; suggests that if the length of the land route would deter them, they might have a "convenient, safe and pleasant" passage by water. Then discusses his beliefs on the principles of government, as well as philosophy and history as it relates to government. |
| Subjects | Travel Friendship Transportation Government and Civics Philosophy Revolutionary War General Women of the Founding Era Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814) Warren, James (1726-1808) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |