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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07321 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0141] September-December 1799 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin M. Stoddert thanking Stoddert for commissioning his son on board the Constellation |
| Date | 23 October 1799 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Stoddert, Benjamin, M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Knox received Stoddert's letter of October 6 "through Capt. Nicholson." He is grateful to Stoddert for commissioning his son "on board of the constellation." The ship has not arrived yet in New York, however, and Knox asks that Stoddert order his son Henry to duty immediately when the ship is ready. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stoddert, Benjamin (1744-1813) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |