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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09328 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0074] January-April 1785 |
| Title | George Washington to Henry Knox discussing public duties, the Western Territory, trade and friends |
| Date | 5 January 1785 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Later copy: "Copied from & composed with the original Feb'y 8 1854." Discusses a headache as a result of various responsibilities and states that he will "employ some person who shall ease me of the drudgery of this business at any rate if the whole of it is thereby suspended..." Also discusses aspects of the Western Territory, trade and mutual friends. |
| Subjects | President Mount Vernon Health and Medical Frontiers and Exploration Merchants and Trade Commerce Northwest Territory |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Mount Vernon, Virginia |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Merchants & Commerce; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |