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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00185 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0010] July-December 1774 |
| Title | Jonathan Waldo to William Knox, apologizing for not writing sooner and discussing the First Continental Congress |
| Date | 9 November 1774 |
| Author | Waldo, Jonathan (fl. 1721-1779) |
| Recipient | Knox, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Makes a lengthy, poetic comparison of the reception of Knox's last letter to a lost sailor finding land. Also gives a lengthy explanation for why he has not written sooner and apologizes for being remiss. Continues with a discussion of friendship, love, and beauty. Notes that they have received the resolutions from the First Continental Congress. Offers lofty praise of the virtuous and resolute Bostonians and the American movement for freedom, and denounces the Intolerable Acts and the "Tyranny of Kings." The First Continental Congress ended on 26 October 1774. It had voted to cut off colonial trade with Great Britain unless Parliament abolished the Intolerable Acts and issued resolutions advising the colonies to begin training citizens for war. |
| Subjects | Continental Congress Militia Military History Friendship Congress Law Revolutionary War Boston Port Bill Government and Civics Global History and Civics Freedom and Independence Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Waldo, Jonathan (fl. 1721-1779) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; 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 |
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