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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04102 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | F. Vernon requests a letter forwarded to Mr. Bruce by Henry Knox |
| Date | 31 January 1789 |
| Author | Vernon, F. (fl. 1789) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from Demerara (he spells it "Demarara"), likely in present-day Guyana. Writes, "A Confidence in your goodness has embolden'd me to request of you to forward the inclosed to Mr [possibly Stephen] Bruce. I should not presume to trouble you did I know of any safe conveyance other ways - I must beg you to excuse the freedom." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Latin and South America |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Vernon, F. (fl. 1789) Bruce, Stephen (fl. 1786-1801) |
| Place written | Guyana |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |