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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05085 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0101] July-August 1791 |
| Title | Samuel Wilcox to Henry Knox providing an opinion of John Houston of Georgia |
| Date | 26 July 1791 |
| Author | Wilcox, Samuel (fl. 1791) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Provides an opinion of John Houston of Georgia, as Knox requested. Does not doubt that Houston has talents of the first order, together with a cultivated mind improved by a liberal education. Believes he completed his education at the Temple in London. "His moral character is perfectly fair and unimpeachable - and no man perhaps is actuated by more independent, and purer principles of honor and Justice." Has clear judgment, dignified manners, and decision of conduct. Is 40 years old and is rumored to be in debt, but not embarrassingly. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Supreme Court President Government and Civics Law Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Education Morality and Ethics Debt Finance |
| People | Wilcox, Samuel (fl. 1791) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Education; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |