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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05174 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Rufus King about a vacancy in the regular regiment and land matters |
| Date | 28 September 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | King, Rufus |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Knox signs with his initials. References a note King wrote earlier respecting a nephew of Judge [Abraham] Yates "entering into the military Line." Tells King an ensigncy has become vacant in the regular regiment and that he has told President Washington of the appointment. Fears that "you and his other friends may think that he ought to be in a higher grade," but it is not possible. Asks King to find out if the nephew is still interested. Heard from Ralph Izard that he (Izard) gave King a pamphlet on the [Yazoo] Company. Asks King and Doctor William Samuel Johnson to send him documents on the sale, as well as pamphlets "relative to the title." Large parts of pages two and three are struck, and in this section, Knox mentions the history of land ownership in the Carolinas and Georgia. As this issue will doubtlessly come up at the next session of Congress, Knox wants to have as much information as possible, and does not know who else to ask but King. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Children and Family Military History President Land Transaction Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Northwest Indian War Northwest Territory American Indian History Boundary or Property Dispute Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |