Andrews, Joseph Gardner (b. 1768) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05399 Author/Creator: Andrews, Joseph Gardner (b. 1768) Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter Date: 5 April 1792 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 29.9 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy
Marked "copy." Asks for Knox's help based on his intimate connection with Andrews's father (not named). His father does not want to abuse his friendship with Knox so is reluctant to ask. Andrews would like an appointment as Surgeon's mate and hopes Knox will forgive his effrontery in asking. Explains that the field of medicine is very crowded at present. Includes an excerpt from a letter from Samuel Danforth dated December 1789 which recommends him and certifies his studies in medical school.
Preliminary research suggests Andrews was sent to the Northwest Territories as a Surgeon's mate, and kept a journal. The journal was famously published as "A Surgeon's Mate at Fort Defiance: The Journal of Joseph Gardner Andrews for the Year 1795." See Volume 66 of Ohio History, the Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society, for an article and excerpts: http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=toc&vol=66.
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