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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04516 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | Recommendation that Mr. Hayes be appointed Collector for Newport when Rhode Island adopts the Constitution |
| Date | 21 February 1790 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that Rhode Island is close to adopting the constitution, "[t]here is almost a certainty that the State of Rhode Island will adopt the Federal Government ... " and on behalf of a Mr. and Mrs. Hays, as they are "desireous [sic] of having the appointment of Collector for the Port of Newport - but his not being a resident in that State were objections to his being consider'd as a candidate for that office - however the principle may be a good one of not appointing a man from one State to an office in another, yet in the case of Mr. Hayes it is very different - " Goes on to say he, "at the commencement of the War, was a Merchant in Newport and well established as a Man of business, of honor and integrity" etc. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Ratification Judaism Office Seeker Commerce Taxes or Taxation Government and Civics Merchants and Trade Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |