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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07282 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0140] May-August 1799 |
| Title | Silas Talbot to Henry Knox telling Knox he has returned his commission and expects to leave the Frigate Constitution |
| Date | 6 July 1799 |
| Author | Talbot, Silas (1751-1813) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Talbot tells Knox that he has written President Adams to say he has returned his commission and expects to leave the Frigate Constitution. He has therefore antedated the certificate (probably Henry Jackson Knox Jr's appointment) which he evidently encloses. See GLC02437.07278 and GLC02437.07279 for related items. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) President Government and Civics |
| People | Talbot, Silas (1751-1813) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | On the ship Constitution |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to William S. Shaw requesting that his son Henry, a lieutenant in the Navy, be assigned to the Frigate Constitution Letter from Silas Talbot to John Adams declining the commission of Captain of the Navy |