Person:Sylvester Knight (18)

MILITARY: Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress. Transcribed and Annotated by the Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College. Galesburg,Illinois.

In January of 1862, Mrs. Sylvester R. Knight wrote to President Lincoln concerning the release of her husband from jail in Richmond, Virginia. This a transcription of the endorsment he wrote on a the letter from Mrs. Knight, which was presumably returned . The president's private secretary, John G. Nicolay, has written an explanation of the memorandum just below Lincoln's copy; "Endorsed upon the letter of a lady who wished her husband released from jail at Richmond where he is held prisoner of war. Lt. S.R. Knight 1st R.I. Regt." Notwithstanding the president's discourageing tone, Lieutenant Knight was exchanged and mustered out of the army in January of 1862.

The President sympathizes deeply with Mrs. Knight & her husband, and the many others in like condition--but he is sure she does not appreciate the difficulty of what she asks--

American Civil War Soldiers Name: Sylvester Knight , Residence: Providence, Rhode Island Enlistment Date: 17 Apr 1861 Side Served: Union State Served: Rhode Island Service Record: Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 17 April 1861. Commission in Company D, 1st Infantry Regiment Rhode Island on 2 May 1861. Mustered Out Company D, 1st Infantry Regiment Rhode Island on 20 Jan 1862 at Washington, DC. Sources: 19,125 Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Rhode Island; Enlistment date: 17 Apr 1861..

A Narrative of the Campaign of the First Rhode Island Regiment, By Augustus Woodbury Providence Sidndeys Rider 1862 - 193 Company D Sylvester R. Knight, 1st Lieutenant. Taken prisoner at Centreville, July 22nd. Released, and returned to Providence, January 25th, 1862.

BIOGRAPHY: The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker Hartford, Connecticut 1586 - 1908 By Edward Hooker - Commander, U.S.N. Edited by Margaret Huntington Hooker and printed by her at Rochester, New York 1909 - Page 468

Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with some of his Descendants J. Russell Bullock 1888 - Page 94

The Rhode Island Register for the year 1856. By George Adams Volume II - Providence Gladding & Brother; George H. Whitney 1856 Register County of Providence Sheldon Knight Justice of the Peace - Cranston Sheldon Knight City of Providence Robert Knight - Jabez C. Knight Westerly Jed W. Knight Rhode Island Militia A. E. Burnside, Major General of the Militia First Light Infantry Company, Providence Lieutenant Colonel, Sylvester R. Knight

Banks in Providence Atlantic Bank - 48 Broad Street. Robert Knight - Director

Bank of Commerce - 4 Market Square Jabez C. Knight - Director

Butchers' and Drovers' Bank - 25 Broad St. B. B. Knight - President - Director W. Knight - Cashier

High Street Bank - 154 High Street. Robert Knight - President - Director

Mount Vernon Bank - 37 Westminster Street Robert Knight - Director

Roger Williams Bank - 23 Market Square Jabez C. Knight - President - Director

Elmwood Bank. - Elmwood, Cranston Robert Knight - Director

Landholders' Bank, - Kingston, South Kingston David B. Knight - Director

Mechanics' Savings Bank. - 41 Westminster St., Providence Henry P. Knight - Director People's Savings Bank. - 4 Market Square, Providence Jabez C. Knight - Director

Insurance Companies

Fireman's Mutual Insurance Company 2 Market Square, Providence Benjamin B. Knight - Director

Merchants' Insurance Company 20 Market Square, Providence Jabez C. Knight - Director

Roger Williams Insurance Company 15 Market Square, Providence B. B. (Benjamin Brayton) Knight - Director

Butler Hospital Jabez C. Knight - Director

Cranston, Providence City Council (Probate) - Sheldon Knight

Foster, Providence City Council (Probate) - Olney Knight

Johnston, Providence City Council (Probate) - Charles Knight

Coventry, Blacksmith - Alfred W. Knight Scituate, Bobbin Makers - Robert Knight Foster, Carpenter - Ezra Knight West Greenwich, Carpenter - Nathan Knight West Greenwich, Carpenter - Olney Knight Coventry, Carriage & Coach Builders - Caleb Knight Lime Rock, Cooper - John Knight Scituate, Grist Mill - Richmond M. Knight Providence, Grocer (Retail) - William A. Knight Pawtucket, Millinery & Fancy Goods - Mrs. Henry Knight Scituate, Saw Mill - Richmond M. Knight Scituate, Saw Mill - Wm. W. Knight

DEATH: Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930 Name: Sylvester R Knight Kin 1: Sylvester Knight Kin 2: Louisa V Knight Death Date: 28 Apr 1892 Age: 71 yrs Source Information: Ancestry.com. Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

MEDIA: Photograph from the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/main.html

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Sylvester R Knight Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Birth Place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Providence Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Providence Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_844; Page: 109; Image: 219.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Sylvester R Knight Age in 1860: 40 Birth Year: abt 1820 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: Providence Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: Providence Household Members: Name Age Sylvester R Knight 40 Knight 38 Nehemiah Knight 8 Joshua Knight 6 Arthur Knight 4 Thomas S Knight 1 Ellen Caughlin 30 Kate Flynn 25 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Providence Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1210; Page: 47; Image: 96.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Sylvester R Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Age in 1870: 49 Home in 1870: Providence Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Providence Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Providence Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1478; Page: 264; Image: 360.

PASSPORT: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Name: Sylvester R Knight Passport Issue Date: 26 Sep 1860 Passport Includes a Photo: N Source: Passport Applications, 1795-1905 (M1372) Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Passport Applications, 1795-1905; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls); General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Passport Applications, January 2, 1906-March 31, 1925; (National Archives Microfilm

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Sylvester Rhodes Knight, in Find A Grave.