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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04728 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Ralph Browne to Henry Knox asking for a job |
| Date | 14 September 1790 |
| Author | Bowles, Ralph H. (1757-1813) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Bowles asks Secretary of War Knox for assistance in obtaining the post of collection officer for the port of Machias. Bowles does not want to bother President George Washington about this. Bowles lists his credentials as a former soldier and good citizen of Washington County. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Office Seeker Commerce Taxes or Taxation President Military History |
| People | Bowles, Ralph H. (1757-1813) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Machias, Maine |
| Theme | 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 |