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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07375 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0142] January-April 1800 |
| Title | John Adams to Henry Knox informing Knox that after recommending his son, Henry, for a commission in the US Navy, the Senate did not approve |
| Date | 10 March 1800 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | President Adams received Knox's letter of February 27. Adams expresses his concern that after recommending Knox's son, Henry, for a commission in the US Navy, the Senate did not approve. He tells Knox that there is little else he can do. Adams says, "the Navy however is a scene of momentous responsibility to me and if a ship should be lost by any Man for whom I shall have made myself thus exclusively answerable, you know what candid constructions will be put upon" me. |
| Subjects | Navy Office Seeker President Congress Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Children and Family |
| People | Adams, John (1735-1826) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) Stoddert, Benjamin (1744-1813) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Children & Family; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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