Letter to George Washington http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-05-02-0095, urging Washington to attend the Philadelphia Convention. (March 19, 1787)
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Report by then Secretary of War Henry Knox to the president http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rrath/hist281/IndianPolicyNewNation.html, 1790.
“The eyes of all America are upon us, as we play our part in posterity will bless or curse us.”
Knox on the Declaration of Independence. Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 83.
“It is not easy to conceive the difficulties we have had.”
Knox to George Washington on the difficulties of taking to Boston. Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 83.
“I most earnestly beg you to spare no trouble or necessary expense in getting these.”
Knox to a local officer while taking cannon to Boston. Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 83.
“We want great men who, when fortune frowns, will not be discouraged.”
Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 201.
“We shall cut no small figure through the country with our cannon.”
Knox to his wife, on the difficulties of dragging Cannon. Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 83.
Knox to George Washington on when the cannon would arrive. Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 83.
