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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05165 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0102] September-October 1791 |
| Title | Samuel Stanhope Smith to Henry Knox regarding a delivery of trunks holding Marcus Knox's belongings |
| Date | 20 September 1791 |
| Author | Smith, Samuel Stanhope (1750-1819) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports that the stagecoaches were so full for the past two days that they would not carry Henry Jackson Knox's trunks. Confirms that he sent the trunks the previous Saturday. Writes, "I found that he had done wrong by cutting out the lock of one of them." Adds that he did not know about it until they were being sent away. Marked "Free." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Transportation Education |
| People | Smith, Samuel Stanhope (1750-1819) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Theme | Children & Family; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |