L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.03109

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GLC#
GLC02437.03109-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 12, 1785
Author/Creator
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 19.2 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Expresses his hope that Knox will accept the appointment of Secretary at War. If so, hopes to serve under Knox as an engineer for military posts on the western frontier. Requests that Knox recommend him as such to Congress.

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