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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09362 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0048] November 1782 |
| Title | George Washington to Henry Knox requesting an investigation |
| Date | 8 November 1782 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Enclosing a note regarding a case that he wishes Knox to deal with. "You will be pleased to take up the matter in question, have a fair investigation made into the Merits of it, and cause justice to be done to the Individual concerned, as well as the Public." An endorsement in the hand of Samuel Shaw at the bottom of the page reads "Answered, and the papers returned to the man who brought them." Written at "Head Quarters." Washington's signature clipped. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Military Law |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Newburgh, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | 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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