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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04429 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0092] November-December 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Shaw to Henry Knox on applications to be Collector for Rhode Island |
| Date | 8 December 1789 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Shaw relates that three men have asked him to recommend them for the same office (Collector of Customs for Rhode Island). Shaw also knows of a fourth man applying for the position who did not ask for a recommendation. Of the four men, (Colonel Henry Sherburne, Major Lyman, Colonel Peck and Colonel Olney), Shaw gives Colonel Peck the highest recommendation. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Office Seeker Commerce Taxes or Taxation Government and Civics Finance Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Sherburne, Henry (1741-1825) Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) |
| Place written | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |