Copies of two resolves offering the thanks of congress to General R. Howe for the manner in which he conducted the inquiry into the Pennsylvania Line mutiny - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.02559
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0064] 1-15 September 1783
Title	Copies of two resolves offering the thanks of congress to General R. Howe for the manner in which he conducted the inquiry into the Pennsylvania Line mutiny
Date	13-23 September 1783
Author	United States. Congress.
Additional authors	Bond, Goerge (fl. 1783)
Document Type	Military document
Content Description	Copies of two resolves. The first offers the thanks of Congress to General R. Howe for the manner in which he conducted the inquiry into the Pennsylvania Line mutiny; the second resolves to transmit the former to George Washington and have him relay Congress’s satisfaction with the service of the men serving under Howe. Written in the hand of Washington’s aide-de-camp Benjamin Walker, and originally enclosed with GLC02437.09390.
Subjects	Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Law Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army President Muster Rolls and Returns Rebellion Mobs and Riots Soldier's Pay Finance
People	Bond, George (fl. 1783) Howe, William Howe, Viscount (1729-1814)
Theme	Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Law
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Related documents	Letter from George Washington to Henry Knox regarding resolves of Congress for the army
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF [draft] By the United States in Congress Assembled Septr. 13. 1783 - Resolved That the thanks of Congress be given to Major General R. Howe for the prudence & propriety with which he executed the inquiry into the late Mutiny of a part of the Pensilvania line] of Continental Troops Extract from the Minutes Geo. Bond Depy Secy (Copy) [2] [2] By the United States in Congress Assembled Septr. 23. 1783 - Resolved - That a copy of the resolution of the 13 Instant respecting Major General R Howe, be transmitted to the Commander in Chief: and that the General be requested to signify to the officers and soldiers of the detachment under the command of General Howe that Congress are well satisfied with the promptitude and alacrity they discovered in executing the service on which they were employed Extract from the Minutes Geo. Bond Depy Secy (Copy)

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