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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06683 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0129] January-March 1796 |
Title | John Hills to Henry Knox mentioning Knox has been appointed Commissioner of a group mapping the eastern United States and asks to be considered for work |
Date | 31 March 1796 |
Author | Hills, John (fl. 1771-1796) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Mentions that Knox has recently been appointed by the President to be Commissioner of a committee to map the eastern boundary of the United States. Asks, though it is early in the process, if he may be considered for a surveyor position under Knox. |
Subjects | President Office Seeker Land Transaction Surveying Government and Civics Canada Jay's Treaty |
People | Hills, John (fl. 1771-1796) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Theme | Government & Politics; Science, Technology, Invention; The Presidency; Foreign Affairs |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |