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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03116 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0074] January-April 1785 |
| Title | Jonathan Pollard to Henry Knox requesting an appointment to work for Knox |
| Date | 23 March 1785 |
| Author | Pollard, Jonathan (1749-1802) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Complains that his broken knee will prevent him from pursuing the trucking business. Requests an appointment to work under Knox, newly appointed Secretary at War. |
| Subjects | Office Seeker Transportation Injury or Wound Revolutionary War General Government and Civics |
| People | Pollard, Jonathan (1749-1802) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Possibly Jonathan Pollard (1749-1802) whose shop in Boston was located next to the bookstore of General Knox. In a biography of his son, it is noted that Pollard was a silversmith. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |