Stoughton, Thomas (fl. 1788) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03845 Author/Creator: Stoughton, Thomas (fl. 1788) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 April 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.7 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy
Reports that Knox's servant, Maurice (or Morris) Kelly, recently solicited him for employment. Refused to accept Kelly's offer without an official discharge and a recommendation of character from Knox, "which [Kelly] assured me you was ready to give him." Notes that he will not keep Kelly without Knox's approbation. Refer to GLC02437.03844 for a draft of Knox's reply.
Kelly may have been in charge of Knox's horses. Possibly related to Thomas Stoughton (1748 or 9-1826), a partner in the New York City firm of Lynch and Stoughton and Spanish Consul for New York in 1794.
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