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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10285 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0120] October-December 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Thomas Jefferson about General Stewart declining position of Philadelphia Port Inspector due to wanting to pursue commercial activities |
| Date | 22 November 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jefferson, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Jefferson that "General Stewart declines accepting the appointment of Inspector for the port of Philadelphia and would have done the same with the naval office had it been offered to him. He says that he made the application at the influnce [sic] of his father-in Law, who is now convinced that the acceptance of the office would injure his commercial pursuits." Goes on to say that he enclosed "a letter from the Governor of Maryland" concerning "the capture of the brigs Cunningham and Pilgrim." Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold By J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Office Seeker Government and Civics Maritime Children and Family Commerce Merchants and Trade Privateering |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Stewart, Daniel (1761-1829) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | General Stewart possibly refers to Daniel Stewart, a brigadier general in the Georgia Militia. He served during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and was the great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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