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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01981 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0055] 1-15 March 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Joseph Harrod about Samuel Treat's estate |
| Date | 4 March 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Harrod, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Discusses the affairs of the late Captain Lieutenant Samuel Treat, and how his heirs would receive the money and estate. Also includes a certificate giving his heirs the right to his possessions. Both the letter and the certificate are written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Death Estate Finance Soldier's Pay |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Harrod, Joseph (fl. 1783) Treat, Samuel (d. 1777) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Petition from Joseph Harrod to Henry Knox regarding his brother-in-law's half-pay pension |