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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10060 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0048] November 1782 |
| Title | Grievances of the Regiment of Artillery |
| Date | 19 November 1782 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Additional authors | Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Directed to General Henry Knox and others chosen to present grievances of the Massachusetts Line before Congress. "...we the subscribers have been appointed by the Regiment of Artillery to lay before the Committee chosen to represent to Congress the affairs of the Line, a state of the grievances under which the regiment, in common with the Line and the Army at large, have long labored... It is a pleasing consideration to us, that you, Gentlemen to whom we are directed to apply ourselves, and who have been fellow sufferers with us, are so well acquainted with the circumstances of our present uneasiness..." Shaw, Colonel John Crane, and thirty-two other officers sign that they intend to retire from the service unless satisfactory relief is obtained, citing grievances such as deficiency of rations and lack of pay, among others. |
| Subjects | Congress Continental Congress Petition Soldier's Pay Continental Army Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military Provisions |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Crane, John (1744-1805) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |