The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04335 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0090] July-August 1789 |
| Title | Request for military employment from Elias Parker to Henry Knox |
| Date | 25 August 1789 |
| Author | Parker, Elias (1760-1798) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes, apologetically, to ask for Knox's patronage. Declares that while his current career as a merchant is more lucrative, it "is not so respectable & by no means so desirable as the one I was bred to under yr. command - indeed Sir, I feel myself totally unqualified for it." Has heard a report that troops will be raised under a Congressional recommendation, and hopes Knox will support his appointment. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Recruitment Office Seeker Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Parker, Elias (1760-1798) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |