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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08066 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0159] Post-1806 |
| Title | Benjamin Waterhouse to Lucy Knox about Knox's daughter-in-law and asking for Henry Knox's opinions on establishing a US navy |
| Date | 6 February 1818 |
| Author | Waterhouse, Benjamin (1754-1846) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes first to report on Knox's daughter (in law) Eliza's travels to and from Boston, and correspondence related to her (Eliza married Lucy's son Henry Jackson Knox). Next, discusses President [John] Adams's recent preoccupation with the idea of an American Navy. Adams believes that when he was Vice President under Washington, they discussed the establishment of a Navy; [Thomas] Jefferson and [Henry] Knox supported the idea, but [Alexander] Hamilton and the Attorney General did not. Writes that President Adams would like to know whether Lucy remembers any debates on this subject. Believes that Adams plans to write a history of the Navy, and would like to include Knox's opinions of it. Page 3 contains a brief note from Waterhouse about the receipt of correspondence from Lucy prior to the current letter as well as financial information. |
| Subjects | Women's History Navy Military History President Vice President Government and Civics Literature and Language Arts Finance Children and Family Travel |
| People | Waterhouse, Benjamin (1754-1846) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Adams, John (1735-1826) Washington, George (1732-1799) Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Cambridge, [?] |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Women in American History; Children & Family; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |