General Hull to Henry Knox Declining Knox's Offer of an Army Appointment, 21 May 1791
Title | General Hull to Henry Knox Declining Knox's Offer of an Army Appointment, 21 May 1791 PDF eBook |
Author | William Hull |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1791 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
William Hull to Henry Knox about Military Appointments, 17 May 1792
Title | William Hull to Henry Knox about Military Appointments, 17 May 1792 PDF eBook |
Author | William Hull |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1792 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Writes that he only just received Knox's letter of 7 May. Was informed by General [John] Brooks that Brooks declined his appointment as a Brigadier General. As for his own appointment, since accepting would dramatically change his life, he hopes Knox will allow him to spend a bit more time making the decision. Free handwritten on address leaf with no signature.
William Hull to Henry Knox Discussing Hull's Declining of a Military Appointment, 27 May 1792
Title | William Hull to Henry Knox Discussing Hull's Declining of a Military Appointment, 27 May 1792 PDF eBook |
Author | William Hull |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1792 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Discusses their recent correspondence, and mentions that he has recently declined a military appointment. Recounts conversations he and Knox have had about the possibility of his appointment, as well as about the appointment of General [John] Brooks and Brooks' decision not to accept. Also discusses family reasons for declining, particularly the illness of his father-in-law.
Henry Knox to William Hull about Military Appointments, 20 May 1792
Title | Henry Knox to William Hull about Military Appointments, 20 May 1792 PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Knox |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1792 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Marked Private. From a prior meeting, Knox assured President Washington that Hull would accept his military appointment, and in this letter, discusses directly with Hull whether he will accept or decline. Also mentions General [John] Brooks' recent decision to decline the appointment.
Henry Knox to William Hull Discussing General Brook, 6 May 1792
Title | Henry Knox to William Hull Discussing General Brook, 6 May 1792 PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Knox |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1792 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Marked as Private. Briefly discusses General Brook's appointment and whether he will accept or decline.
John Brooks to Henry Knox Declining a Military Position, 14 June 1791
Title | John Brooks to Henry Knox Declining a Military Position, 14 June 1791 PDF eBook |
Author | John Brooks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1791 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Marked private. Written by Brooks who had a medical practice in Medford and was a federal marshal to Secretary of War Knox. Says he was offered a chance to reenter the service by Henry Jackson. After some reflection he says he has to decline. Expresses gratitude for the offer and Knox's friendship. Says he has arrived at a period of life which will not admit of hazarding my future fortune on contingencies - such contingencies at least as present themselves to me in contemplating the appointment in question, I could answer it neither to my family, nor my own mind to relinquish my prospects here, which, altho not great, are certain, with a view to a command that promises little, if at all, more than a bare subsistance [sic]. He eventually admits the real reason for his refusal: he was offered the rank of lieutenant colonel, which was the rank he possessed from 1778-1783. Says I am not unapprehensive, should I resume the rank I held in the late army from the year 1778, to the close of the war, my friends here, & the people at large to whom I am known, would withdraw from me those marks of consideration, to which they, now suppose me to be intitled. You may perhaps now think me both vain & Squeamish: I mean to be neither. I can have no conception that a man of reflection can be insensible of his own powers, nor of the estimate made of him by the world...
Life and Correspondence of Henry Knox
Title | Life and Correspondence of Henry Knox PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Samuel Drake |
Publisher | |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 1873 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |