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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10296 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0122] April-June 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Sebastian Bauman on his possible engineering career |
| Date | 7 April 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Bauman, Sebastian |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses Bauman's wish to be an engineer. Does not think this is a good career for him since the work would only be for "three or at most four months employ ... " and that he should not "relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty." Watermarked "J Watt & C Patten Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Office Seeker Military History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Bauman was a major in the 2d Regiment of the New York Artillery and an original member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |