Henry Knox (49 page)

18
. George Washington to the President of Congress,
GWP
, October 31, 1781; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 23, p. 308.

19
. Nathanael Greene to Henry Knox,
HKP
, December 10, 1781.

20
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 18, pp. 1117–1120 and vol. 22, p. 143.

21
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, April 21, 1782.

22
. Ibid.

23
.
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 18, p. 488.

24
. Hamilton,
Works of Alexander Hamilton
, Federal ed., vol. 9, p. 185.

25
. Brooks,
Henry Knox
, p. 167.

26
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, August 29, 1782; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 25, p. 91.

27
. Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 26, p. 475.

28
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, September 10, 1782.

29
. Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 25, p. 150.

30
. Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln,
HKP
, December 20, 1782; Brooks,
Henry Knox
, p. 169.

31
. Samuel Osgood to Henry Knox,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 19, p. 452.

32
. James Madison to Edmund Randolph,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 19, p. 5.

33
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 25, p. 850; James Madison's Notes of the Debates,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 19, p. 571.

34
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 25, p. 852; James Madison's Notes on the Debates,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 19, p. 580.

35
. Alexander Hamilton to George Washington,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 19, p. 690; Hamilton,
Works of Alexander Hamilton
, Federal ed., vol. 9, p. 222.

36
. Henry Knox to Alexander McDougal,
HKP
, February 21, 1783.

37
. Henry Knox to Gouverneur Morris,
HKP
, February 21, 1783; Brooks,
Henry Knox
, 170; Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 200; Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 77.

38
. Henry Knox to Alexander McDougal,
HKP
, March 3, 1783; Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 79.

39
. Joseph Jones to George Washington,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 19, 746.

40
. James Madison to Edmund Randolph,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 19, p. 763.

41
. Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 26, p. 211.

42
. Henry Knox to Alexander McDougal,
HKP
, March 12, 1783.

43
. Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln,
HKP
, March 12, 1783.

44
. Washington,
Works of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 26, p. 225.

45
. Ibid., p. 222.

46
. Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln,
HKP
, March 16, 1783.

47
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, March 24, 1783.

CHAPTER 9—CONFEDERATION SECRETARY

1
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, April 17, 1783.

2
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, September 17, 1783; Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, September 17, 1783.

3
. Henry Knox's Reply to Washington's Farewell Address to the Army,
HKP
, November 2, 1783.

4
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, December 4, 1783.

5
. Benjamin Tallmadge,
Memoirs
(New York: Fraunces Tavern Museum Collection).

6
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, December 5, 1785.

7
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, January 31, 1785; Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, January 31, 1785.

8
. George Partridge to Henry Knox,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 22, p. 254.

9
. Rufus King to Henry Knox,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 22, p. 270.

10
. Henry Knox to Charles Thomson,
HKP
, March 17, 1785;
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 28, pp. 115, 129.

11
. Henry Knox to Samuel Parsons,
HKP
, March 29, 1785.

12
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 237.

13
. David Ramsay to Henry Knox,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 23, p. 187.

14
.
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 23, p. 187.

15
. Nathanael Greene to Henry Knox,
HKP
, March 12, 1786.

16
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 31, pp. 739–740.

17
. Ibid., p. 752.

18
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
HKP
, October 23, 1786.

19
. George Washington to James Madison,
GWP
, November 5, 1786.

20
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
HKP
, January 14, 1787.

21
. Henry Knox to Stephen Higginson,
HKP
, January 28, 1787.

22
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 32, p. 39.

23
. Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln,
HKP
, February 14, 1787.

24
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, March 8, 1787; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 29, pp. 171–172.

25
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, March 19, 1787.

26
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 259.

27
. Henry Knox to Winthrop Sargent,
HKP
, April 15, 1787.

28
. Rufus King to Henry Knox,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 24, p. 290.

29
.
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 24, p. 352.

30
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, August 19, 1787.

31
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, December 11, 1787.

32
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, February 14, 1788; Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, February 14, 1788.

33
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, February 5, 1788.

34
. Henry Knox to Marquis de Lafayette,
HKP
, April 26, 1788.

35
. Doughty to Henry Knox,
HKP
, July 15, 1788.

CHAPTER 10—ILLUSIVE BUBBLES

1
. Alexander Hamilton to Theodore Sedgwick,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 25, p. 416.

2
.
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 25, p. 417.

3
. Alexander Hamilton to James Madison,
Works of Alexander Hamilton
, Federal ed., vol. 9, p. 321.

4
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, December 21, 1788; Henry Knox to George Washington,
HKP
, December 21, 1788; Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, December 21, 1788.

5
. David McClure to Henry Knox,
HKP
, December 22, 1788.

6
. Henry Knox to David McClure,
HKP
, January 25, 1789.

7
. George Washington to Charles Thomson,
GWP
, April 14, 1789.

8
. William Maclay,
Journal of William Maclay—United States Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789–1791
, pp. 129–130. Online at loc.gov.

9
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 276.

10
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, January 12, 1790.

11
. Maclay,
Journal
, p. 175.

12
. Henry Knox to Josiah Harmar,
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
, June 7, 1790.

13
.
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
, August 7, 1790.

14
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, November 2, 1790.

15
. Ibid., November 19, 1790.

16
. James D. Richardson, ed.,
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1910), vol. 1, p. 78.

17
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, June 8, 1791.

18
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p, 285.

19
. Brooks,
Henry Knox
, p. 229.

20
. Thomas Jefferson,
Writings of Thomas Jefferson
, Monticello ed. (Washington, D.C.: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1904–1905), vol. 1, pp. 350–351.

21
.
U.S. House Journal
, 1st Ses., 3rd Congress, vol. 2, supplemental journal, NP, January 2, 1794.

22
. Ian Toll,
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
(New York: W.W. Norton, 2006), p. 45.

23
. John Lehman,
On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships, and Epic Battles of the American Navy
, (New York: Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, 2002), pp. 73–74.

24
. Ibid., p. 72.

25
.
U.S. House Journal
, 1st Ses., 3rd Congress, p. 87.

26
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, April 15, 1794;
American State Papers, Naval Affairs
, vol. 1 p. 6.

27
. Lehman,
Seas of Glory
, p. 78.

28
. Thomas Jefferson to John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson Papers
, November 1, 1822.

29
. Henry Knox to Henry Jackson,
HKP
, May 10, 1794.

30
.
Messages and Papers of the Presidents
, George Washington (Washington D.C.: Federal Register Division, National Archives and Records Service, Government Printing Office, 1956), vol. 1, p. 151; Proclamation,
GWP
, August 7, 1794.

31
.
Messages and Papers of the Presidents
, George Washington, vol. 1, p. 152; George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, August 8, 1794.

32
. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox,
Henry Knox Papers
, August 17, 1794.

33
.
Messages and Papers of the Presidents
, George Washington, vol. 1, p. 154.

34
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, September 30, 1794.

35
. Ibid., October 9, 1794.

36
.
American State Papers, Naval Affairs
, vol. 1, p. 6.

37
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, December 28, 1794.

38
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, December 30, 1794; George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, December 30, 1794; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 34, p. 76.

CHAPTER 11—SOLDIER'S HOME

1
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p.344.

2
. Thomas Morgan Griffiths,
Major General Henry Knox and the Last Heirs to Montpelier
(Lewiston, ME: Monmouth Press, 1965), p. 48.

3
. Thomas Jefferson to Henry Knox,
Thomas Jefferson Papers
, June 1, 1795.

4
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, September 2, 1795.

5
. Woodrow Wilson,
History of the American People
(New York: William H. Wise, 1931), vol. 3, p. 141.

6
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, September 2, 1795.

7
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 34, pp. 310–311; George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, September 20, 1795.

8
.
Messages and Papers of the Presidents
, George Washington, vol. 1, p. 188.

9
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 35, pp. 12–13.

10
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, April 14, 1796.

11
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, April 14, 1796.

12
. Ibid.

13
. Brooks,
Henry Knox
, p. 248.

14
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol 35, pp. 84–85.

15
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, January 15, 1797.

16
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
Writings of George Washington
, vol. 35, pp. 408–409; George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, March 2, 1797.

17
.
Messages and Papers of the Presidents
, John Adams, vol. 1, p. 220.

18
. Henry Knox to John Adams,
Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States
, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1853), vol. 8, p. 532.