Details

Owner

• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History [Browse]

FaST Subject(s)

• Commerce
• Constitutional amendments
• Judaism
• Merchants
• Politics and government
• Taxation
• Correspondence
• Constitution (United States)
• Jackson, Henry,
• Knox, Henry,

Summary note

Writes that Rhode Island is close to adopting the constitution, [t]here is almost a certainty that the State of Rhode Island will adopt the Federal Government ... and on behalf of a Mr. and Mrs. Hays, as they are desireous [sic] of having the appointment of Collector for the Port of Newport - but his not being a resident in that State were objections to his being consider'd as a candidate for that office - however the principle may be a good one of not appointing a man from one State to an office in another, yet in the case of Mr. Hayes it is very different - Goes on to say he, at the commencement of the War, was a Merchant in Newport and well established as a Man of business, of honor and integrity etc.

Notes

Collection: The Henry Knox Papers.

Location of originals

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Copyright note

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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