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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03590 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | David Humphreys to Henry Knox recommending an officer of his for a Board of Treasury role |
| Date | 25 June 1787 |
| Author | Humphreys, David (1752-1818) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes in full, "It appears by the Resolution of Congress, authorizing the Board of Treasury to enter into a Contract for a Copper Coinage, that a person is to be appointed to superintend the business on the part of the Public. Captn Throop, whose character & services you are fully acquainted with, and who is lately entirely thrown out of all employment by the dissolution of my Regiment, is desirous of obtaining the appointment, if it shall be deemed within his reach of the sphere of his ability to accomplish the duties of it. I beg leave, therefore, to recommend him very earnestly to your protection; and cannot but flatter myself the Board of Treasury will take a pleasure in making some provision for an officer, whose circumstances (thro the fickleness of public measures) are unhappily but too ineligible, and whose zeal & fidelity may be absolutely depended upon." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Continental Congress Congress Finance Economics Coins and Currency Industry Contract Military History Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Humphreys, David (1752-1818) |
| Place written | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; 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 |
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