Online access and copy requests are not available for this item. You may request to be notified of when this becomes available digitally.
- GLC#
- GLC02437.10214-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 5 November 1788
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to [Samuel Cooper Johonnot]
- Place Written
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 37.5 cm, Width: 22.8 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Writes in reply to a letter sent requesting assistance in obtaining a commission in the United States Army. States that "at present all vacancies are filled by the States..." and says it is unlikely more troops will be raised unless an Indian war breaks out. Adds that "the troops in service will of course in a year or two be modified agreably to the powers of the new government..." Watermarked "C Taylor." Recipient inferred from content of this document and GLC02437.04014.
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
- Copyright Notice
- The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.