to Henry Knox

Elliott, Simon, 1762-1832 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.07226-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 22, 1799
Author/Creator
Elliott, Simon, 1762-1832
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.6 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Elliot says that he is compelled to "abandon all Idea of accepting my late appointment." Elliot cannot find anyone to take over his business, so it would be "highly imprudent." Elliot says that "nothing could warrant it but the actual Invasion of the Country, - or the certainty of a speedy and active War."

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