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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04530 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | John Lillie to Henry Knox on recent mercantile success and a desire for public office |
| Date | 6 March 1790 |
| Author | Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Explains and apologizes for not writing in a while as he was in France and quite busy. Discusses earnings he made from the vessels he sent to the West Indies from Georgia. Notes his profits were not as great as he expected, but, "on the whole.... my circumstances are as eligible as my brother Officers in general in this quarter." Discusses the office of excise and asks if it would be OK to write to George Washington concerning a position in that office. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Maritime France Global History and Civics Caribbean Finance Commerce Merchants and Trade Government and Civics President Taxes or Taxation Office Seeker |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |