Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.04186-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
22 April 1789
Author/Creator
Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Writes that he "presume[s] upon their early friendship" to introduce to Knox a Captain All, the bearer of this letter, who he has known for fourteen years. Knows him as a capable man well-suited to working on behalf of his country. Believes that in the new government, appointments should be based on merit and not on recommendations from influential men, and would be the last to break those principles. However, argues that Captain All deserves an appointment due to "real worth & undeserved misfortune." Presents his respects to Mrs. Knox.

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