Henry Jackson Knox to his father saying how much he dislikes college "the place of all evils". Wants to become a merchant - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.06059
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0121] January-March 1794
Title	Henry Jackson Knox to his father saying how much he dislikes college "the place of all evils". Wants to become a merchant
Date	8 March 1794
Author	Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Expresses his displeasure about college and requests his father not to force him to attend. Discusses becoming a merchant and believes he only needs to know mathematics and arithmetic. Writes the only thing needed to become a merchant is "to understand Mathematick's [sic] & Arithmetic perfectly, which can be obtained without going College, the place of all evils." Explains he borrowed money from Mr. Hossman because he did not have enough money to travel from New York, New York to Boston, Massachusetts. Comments he looks forward to seeing him and the rest of the family in May.
Subjects	Revolutionary War General Education Children and Family Mathematics Commerce Finance Travel Merchants and Trade
People	Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Place written	Boston, Massachusetts
Theme	Children & Family; Education; Merchants & Commerce
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859