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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03127 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0074] January-April 1785 |
| Title | Samuel Holden Parsons to Henry Knox asking for a recommendation to Congress |
| Date | 15 April 1785 |
| Author | Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Requests that Knox, newly appointed Secretary at War, recommend him to Congress to command troops sent to garrison the western frontier. Writes, "I consider that Post an important One to secure the Amity of the Savages, and to prevent those undue practices which will probably destroy the Peace of the Frontiers." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Office Seeker Continental Congress Congress Military History Continental Army Westward Expansion Frontiers and Exploration American Indian History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Parsons served during the Revolutionary War and as an Indian commissioner afterward. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |