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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04237 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Winslow to Henry Knox asking for a job with the federal government, his hopes for his family and their interest in the Waldo lands |
| Date | 10 June 1789 |
| Author | Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he has for sometime been unsure how to ask Knox whether he might help him find a position with the federal government, preferably near where he lives. Would like to bring up his sons to be educated and respectable enough to remain in genteel society. Imagines that one of his friends might have already recommended him to Knox. Believes that Knox might suspect his employment in a public office might distract him from their mutual interests in the Waldo patent lands, but Winslow believes that this should not be a problem. Adds that Knox knows how much Winslow wants the new government to succeed. Would especially like a position with the revenue department. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Waldo Patent Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Office Seeker Education Children and Family Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Taxes or Taxation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Winslow, Samuel (fl. 1781-1806) |
| Place written | Portland, Maine |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Children & Family; Agriculture; Education; 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 |