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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08055 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0159] Post-1806 |
| Title | Resolution of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
| Date | 10 January 1807 |
| Author | Morton, Perez (1751-1837) |
| Additional authors | Sumner, C. P. (fl. 1806) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Resolution of the Massachusetts House of Representatives that they "do sincerely condole with the afflicted relatives in the death of Major General Henry Knox; - That his honorable discharge of the duties of a statesman & citizen entitle him to public appropabtion and reward; His memory shall sweetly dwell in the records of history among those heroes, who have died,- blest with the honors of their country." Also resolve that this resolution will be sent to Mrs. Lucy Knox. Signed by Perez Morton as Speaker, and C.P. Sumner as Clerk. |
| Subjects | Women's History Government and Civics Death American Statesmen |
| People | Morton, Perez (1751-1837) Sumner, C.P. (fl. 1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |