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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03951 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Joseph King to Henry Knox asking for employment at the War Office |
| Date | July 1788 |
| Author | King, Joseph (fl. 1788) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Solicits employment in the War Office. Writes "I have spent near about Eight years in the service of my Country, and for the Service have Received Sundry Securities which as yet do me but very little good... For the want of some payments, or only the Interest on those Securities I am unable to enter into any business- By means of wounds received in Battle and Imprisonment with the Enemy I am Rendered incapable of Labour..." Docket notes "answered verbally." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Finance Soldiers and Civilians Economics Injury or Wound Health and Medical Battle Prisoner of War |
| People | King, Joseph (fl. 1788) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |