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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03659 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0081] July-September 1787 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox discussing Boston |
| Date | 11 September 1787 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses his trip to Boston, where he met with Mrs. Hancock but Governor Hancock was ill and so he did not see him. Mentions visiting other acquaintances in Boston, including Mrs. Waldo and Mrs. Butler. Writes: "Last night or rather this morning a Corvette or Royal Vessell [sic] arrived in the Harbour of Boston in forty days from Brest with orders for the fleet and the Viscount de Beaumont to repair immediately to France, in consequence of which orders have been given to the Fleet to sail tomorrow morning. - This has a serious appearance and produces various conjectures - the probability is that Hostilities are commenced or expected soon to commence with the powers in the different interests of Holland." Noted as written in Roxbury, which is now a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Navy France Government and Civics Health and Medical Global History and Civics Military History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) Beaumont, Vicomte de (fl. 1787) |
| Place written | Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Women in American History; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | William Knox to Henry Knox about his trip to Boston |
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