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Field name | Value |
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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 |