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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03112 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0074] January-April 1785 |
| Title | William Hoskins to Henry Knox regarding payment of past services |
| Date | 15 March 1785 |
| Author | Hoskins, William (fl. 1785) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Government document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requests that Knox write him a letter of recommendation to be presented to Congress in support of his "petition for payment of past services." Writes, "You are knowing to my services under Commissary Trumbull," possibly referring to Joseph Trumbull, first commissary of the Continental Army. |
| Subjects | Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Finance Soldier's Pay Continental Army Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Congress Congress |
| People | Hoskins, William (fl. 1785) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Trumbull, Joseph (1737-1778) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics |
| 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 Henry Knox to Charles Stewart discussing pay for military service |