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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03042 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0073] August-December 1784 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln discussing an urgent voyage |
| Date | 16 August 1784 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Later copy. Expresses disappointment that General Lincoln will not be ready to sail as soon as Knox anticipated. Adds that commissioners are waiting for them at Halifax, Nova Scotia. About the urgent voyage, writes "We ought to determine upon the nature and quantity of things to be presented to the [Penobscot] Indians- and make application for them. We shall appear ridiculous enough in their eyes to ask them for their land and not give them any thing to prepare their minds to acquiesce in so modest a request." Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration Land Transaction American Indian History Revolutionary War General Canada Military History Global History and Civics Diplomacy Finance Boundary or Property Dispute Canada Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Brooks, Noah (1830-1903) |
| Place written | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Knox, Lincoln, and George Partridge were chosen as commissioners to examine charges that the people of Nova Scotia had trespassed into American territory, and to settle an eastern boundary line. Refer to the book: Henry Knox : a soldier of the Revolution, major-general in the Continental Army, Washington’s chief of artillery, first secretary of war under the Constitution, founder of the Society of Cincinnati, 1750-1806, by Noah Brooks. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |