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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04692 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Bennett Wheeler about appointment of the naval officer of Providence |
| Date | 14 August 1790 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Bennet, Wheeler |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Secretary of War Knox responds to a claim Wheeler made to Knox in a previous letter that the "present naval officer of Providence had obtained this office through the influence of the mechanics of Providence." Knox insists no one had "reason or authority from me" to report such a matter. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Office Seeker Maritime Commerce Government and Civics Journalism |
| People | Wheeler, Bennet (1756-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Bennett Wheeler was a newspaper publisher of United States Chronicler in Providence, Rhode Island from 1784-1802. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |