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Title
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GLC02437.06059: Henry Jackson Knox to Henry Knox, 1794/03/08.
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Subject
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The New Nation, 1783-1815
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Description
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Expresses his displeasure about college and requests his father not to force him to attend. Discusses becoming a merchant and believes he only needs to know mathematics and arithmetic. Writes the only thing needed to become a merchant is "to understand Mathematick's [sic] & Arithmetic perfectly, which can be obtained without going College, the place of all evils." Explains he borrowed money from Mr. Hossman because he did not have enough money to travel from New York, New York to Boston, Massachusetts. Comments he looks forward to seeing him and the rest of the family in May.
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Creator
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Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832)
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Source
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History(Collection)
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Date
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1794/03/08
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Relation
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GLC02437
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Extent
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3 p. : address : docket ; 22.4 x 18.3 cm.
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Language
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English
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Type
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Autograph letter signed
