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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03509 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox confirming receipt of warrants, mentioning need for more clothing and expressing fear of demobilized troops joining insurgents |
| Date | 1 April 1787 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Received Knox's letters enclosing warrants for $3000 (possibly GLC02437.03475) and encloses receipts (see GLC02437.03505). Mentions that the troops need clothing and that Colonel [David] Humphreys ordered some to be made. But if the troops are to be reduced, he will stop the clothing order. Fears that if the soldiers are discharged without pay, they may join the Shays' rebellion insurgents. Discusses other warrants and how the money would be allocated. Mentions that he wants to send Knox some salmon but that he has not been able to catch enough due to the weather. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Finance Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Military Uniforms Clothing and Accessories Soldier's Pay Government and Civics Rebellion Mobs and Riots Shays' Rebellion Diet and Nutrition Wildlife |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Receipts for warrants to the amount of 3000 dollars Henry Knox to Jeremiah Wadsworth thanking him for the salmon and discussing Congress and the army |