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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09429 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 |
| Title | George Washington to Henry Knox discussing the Whiskey Rebellion |
| Date | 8 August 1794 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Marked 'private' by George Washington at the top of page one. Discusses an insurrection (the Whiskey Rebellion) and mentions a letter from [Attorney General William] Bradford concerning Colonel [John] Neville and Major [David] Lenox (the federal inspector and U.S. marshal, respectively, who had fled the area of disturbance in western Pennsylvania). Based on the new information, gives consent to Knox to absent himself from government to manage affairs on his plantation in frontier Maine. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Whiskey Rebellion Military History Mobs and Riots Rebellion Taxes or Taxation Alcohol |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Neville, Presley (b. 1755) Bradford, David (ca. 1760-1810) |
| Place written | Germantown, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Agriculture; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The Neville mansion in Pennsylvania was burned in 1794 by irate farmers during the Whiskey Rebellion. Bradford is often referred to as a leader in the rebellion. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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