[No. 24] Happiness

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

[No. 24] Happiness

Description

Letter to be forwarded to President. Lamented happiness is sacrificed for the "black p[ers]ons". Hopes just and right actions will be taken. Noted medicine would be forwarded.

year created

1794

month created

07

day created

25

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

sent to location

Pittsburgh

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
President
George Washington

notable location

Pittsburgh
War Department

notable item/thing

information
medicine

notable idea/issue

human rights
happiness
ambitions
just actions

notable phrase

mankind were destined to be the sport of the cunning and ambitious
happiness is too often sacrificed to misrepresentation and the gratification of the black passions

document number

1794072514001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) IAL23 (1 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IC024

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig Pittsburgh [n/a]