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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05491 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0110] June 1792 |
| Title | John Maunsell to Henry Knox about a meeting and about the U.S. government's attitude to consuls |
| Date | 7 June 1792 |
| Author | Maunsell, John (ca. 1724-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Only recently found out Knox was in town. Has tried to make arrangements to see him but they keep missing each other. Went twice to 59 Maiden Lane, apparently where Knox was staying, to invite him to dinner. Relates that he gave William Knox a long letter. Writes, "sorry I am that your confounded senators & congress are so narrow minded, as to make no provision for their foreign consuls for I hear that they do not I am materialy [sic] interested in your Brother William's fate." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Entertaining and Hospitality Congress Diplomacy Global History and Civics Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Maunsell, John (ca. 1724-1795) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Theme | Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |