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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02458 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0064] 1-15 September 1783 |
| Title | Letter to John Carlisle from Henry Knox, written and signed on his behalf by John Lillie, giving permission for John Carlisle to take his black servant with him, with a proviso |
| Date | 1 September 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Marked as "Copy." Written and signed for Knox by his aide-de-camp John Lillie. Gives permission for Carlisle [or Carlile] to take his black servant with him "with the proviso that if his regiment should not be disbanded upon the definitive treaty of peace, that you order him to join it." Carlisle had asked for the permission at GLC02437.02444. |
| Subjects | African American History Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Treaty African American Troops |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from John Carlile to Henry Knox asking permission to take his servant home with him until the conclusion of peace |