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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04037 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | Thomas Walley to Henry Knox asking for work for his son |
| Date | 28 November 1788 |
| Author | Walley, Thomas (1725-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Intended to visit Knox when he was in Boston, but Knox left before he had the chance. Solicits Knox's assistance on behalf of his son-in-law, John Langdon. Walley has been giving Langdon money to support his wife (Walley's daughter) and nine children, but "as he is entirely Idle & not earning one Copper, I could sincerely wish he might get into some kind of business, whereby he might be earning something towards the Support of his Family." Docketed "answered." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Office Seeker Children and Family Morality and Ethics Coins and Currency Finance Women's History |
| People | Walley, Thomas (1725-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Langdon, John (1747-1793) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Children & Family; 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 |