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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02074 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0057] April 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln concerning the conclusion of the war and payment of artillery artificers |
| Date | 8 April 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp. To Secretary of War Lincoln. Says with the confirmation of peace the artillery artificers are worried about disbanding before hearing from Congress about a payment settlement for their past services. Says he wrote to Lincoln about this issue previously and asked him to bring it before Congress. Says "it being but reasonable that their stipulated pay, of twenty dollars a per month to the privates and in proportion for the noncommissioned officers, should be made good to them." Hopes Lincoln will use his influence to get a decision from Congress as soon as possible. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Artillery Treaty Global History and Civics Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| 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 |