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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03850 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Sylvanus Bourne regarding Knox's public employment |
| Date | 20 April 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Bourne, Sylvanus |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Signed, "H.K." Replies to a letter from Bourne (GLC02437.10212). Writes, "... my future [prospects] of continuing in public employment are too uncertain for me to pledge myself specifically for any purpose whatever I can only say that if any [object] should be pointed out in which I could be of service to you consistently with superior obligations, that I should chearfully perform it." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Office Seeker |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bourne, Sylvanus (1761-1817) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Bourne was consul at Haiti (1790-1791) and was commissioned vice-consul to the Netherlands in 1794. In 1796, he became U.S. consul-general to the Netherlands and served at that post until his death in 1817. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |