Author: Esq. William KNOXPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
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The Present State of the Nation; particularly with respect to its trade, finances, &c. &c. Addressed to the King and both Houses of Parliament. By W. Knox. Attributed also to the Right Hon. G. Grenville, and to T. Whately
Author: Esq. William KNOXThe Present State of the Nation: Particularly with Respect to Its Trade, Finances, Etc. By William Knox. (The Third Edition.)
Author: Esq. William KNOXThe Present State of the Nation, Etc. [By William Knox.].
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Author: Esq. William KNOXRemarks on the Appendix [by W. Knox] to The Present State of the Nation [also by William Knox].
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Author: Esq. William KNOXWilliam Knox to Henry Knox Discussing Their Precarious Financial State, 20 September 1781
Author: William KnoxPublisher:
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Response to 4 September 1781 letter (GLC02437.01165). Discusses their financial situation, which undoubtedly are in such a train as to require the strictest attention to Oeconomy. William has sold some goods to prepare for his business trip to Europe. Comments that It would have been particularly agreeable if you could have received part of what the public are indebted to you. Mentions that the allocation of the cash from the loan John Laurens obtained from France has not been negotiated yet. Discusses the arrival of a shipment of tea, the arrival of the Amsterdam, and one of Knox's accounts. Suggests a potential real estate deal. Comments on the importance of letters of introduction or support from well known people. Hopes there is peace by spring; it will be good for business. Mentions health problems. The Continental Army was then preparing for the siege of Yorktown.
William Knox to Henry Knox about Dinners He's Had, Trade News, Land Deeds and Political Speculation, 4 August 1790
Author: William KnoxPublisher:
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Discusses dinner engagements with various friends. Mentions that a Mr. LaTombe expects a large number of French trade ships to arrive from the West Indies soon, so they may avoid traveling during the rainy season. Reports that General [Henry] Jackson has gone to Portsmouth along with Mr. [Benjamin] Hichborn (see GLC02437.04666 for related information). Adds that Jackson's mother seems very ill. Declares that the elder Isaac Winslow wants Knox to complete certain deeds that he sent. Discusses potential changes in Congressional representation in upcoming elections, and mentions possible candidates. Also mentions speculation in Boston and considers whether or not it contributes to the good of the nation.
Henry Knox to James Swan about Censorship, Swan's Financial Difficulty, International Trade and the Constitution, 3 January 1789
Author: Henry KnoxPublisher:
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Thanks him for his last letters. Apologizes for not writing to him about private matters, but alludes to the fact that the custom in Europe (where Swan is) is for the post officers to open the mail, so he did not feel comfortable going into detail. Hopes very sincerely that Swan is able to extricate himself from financial difficulty and avail yourself of the rising prosperity of the United States. Mentions that he has been in Boston and Swan's wife and children are in perfect health. Discusses the new Constitution of the United States, explaining that the legislatures of New York and Virginia are calling for a new convention; North Carolina and Rhode Island are still debating, North Carolina calling a new state convention and Rhode Island still holding out. Discusses international trade as well.
Henry Knox to Mercy Otis Warren Replying to Her Letter, Discussing the Constitutional Convention and Giving His Opinions on Government, 30 May 1787
Author: Henry KnoxPublisher:
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Replies to her letter from 2 May (GLC02437.03539). Discusses a financial matter involving Winslow Warren (Warren's son), Mr. Hawkins, Knox's brother William, and Mr. Breck. Apologizes for not being able to fully comply with her request from 2 May due to William's limited power in that regard. Knox discusses the present state of government, and the divided nature of the states, in the context of the Constitutional Convention, which gathered at Philadelphia 25 May. Discusses the present awful crisis- I arrange in my imagination two or three hundred millions of [our] posterity with their eyes fixed on our conduct, ready to applaud our wisdom or to execrate our folly. Praises a book by Mr. Adams, noting that it should have been called The Soul of a Free Government, (likely commenting on John Adams's book, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America). Comments that paper money - and ex post facto Laws are the main springs of the American governments. Mentions the Cincinnati (likely the Society of the Cincinnati). Reflects on the Constitutional Convention and the men attending it: Should they possess the hardihood to be unpopular and propose an efficient national government from the entanglements of the present defective state [systems], we may yet be a happy and great nation. Adds, Should they possess local and not general views should they propose to patch up the wretched & defective thing called the confederation- look out ye patriots- supplicate heaven separate anarchies will take place... Discusses the issue of state's rights versus national power, The state governments should be deprived of the power of injuring themselves or the nation. The people have parted with power enough to form an excellent constitution- But it is intercepted and diffused among hordes which cannot use it to good purpose- It must be [concerted] in a national government. The power of that government should be divided between a strong executive, senate, and assembly.... every thing should be defined, marked, and checked according to the highest human wisdom- an attempt to overleap the bounds of the Constitution should be punished on the absolute certainty of great severity. Writes that in this letter, he only suggested the smallest possible changes that can be made to the government. Anything less will be to precipitate us in to the gulph of separate anarchies or the issue of which we may see established seperate tyrannies. This is Knox's draft. The sent copy of this letter is in the Warren-Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
An Economic History of Australia
Author: Edward ShannPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316601676
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Originally published in 1930, this book provides an account of Australian economic development from 1788 up until the early twentieth century. The text is divided into three main sections: 'Convicts, Wool, and Gold 1788-1860'; 'Colonial Particularism 1860-1900'; 'The Commonwealth'. Notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on the development of Australia and economic history.
George III
Author: Peter David Garner ThomasPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719064296
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
George III was a high-profile and well-known character in British history whose policies have often been blamed for the loss of Britain's American colonies, around whom rages a perennial dispute over his aims: was he seeking to restore royal power or merely exercising his constitutional rights?