tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post7693509001029648627..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Henry Knox Turns Down a CommissionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-3802190287564226962012-03-14T13:07:36.785-05:002012-03-14T13:07:36.785-05:00Thanks for the kind words.
I’ve tried to nail dow...Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />I’ve tried to nail down details of the story that Flucker arranged for a royal army commission for Knox before the war. Noah Brooks said that happened in his 1900 biography, but didn’t cite sources, and all later biographers appear to have followed Brooks. Knox’s earliest biographer, Francis Drake, said friends of the royal government tried to bring Knox to their side, but didn’t mention an army commission.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-24081626570601480402012-03-14T12:31:00.113-05:002012-03-14T12:31:00.113-05:00When I first saw the headline to your posting on m...When I first saw the headline to your posting on my "all things Knox" Google alerts, I assumed that you were referring to his rejection of a British Army commission from his father in law, Thomas Flucker. Good ol' Harry could not be bought and his honor also could not be trifled with at this second offering of a commission. For the record, I portray General/Secretary of War Knox for the American Historical Theater, et al, in Philadelphia. I enjoy your blog, Mr. Bell. It has been a good source of information for Knox and his times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com