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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10064 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0048] November 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln on an application by Continental Army officers to the State of Massachusetts regarding half pay |
| Date | 25 November 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Knox, commander at West Point, writes to General Lincoln. Mentions a recent application by Continental Army officers to the State of Massachusetts regarding half pay. Knox reports the decision has been postponed, mainly because of Osgood (Samuel Osgood, Massachusetts's delegate to Continental Congress). Regarding the officers, writes, "something must be done to relieve their present distress, which is intolerable- and they must have a full confidence concerning the execution of the half pay whether in its present form, or in some other that may be more agreable..." |
| Subjects | Congress Continental Congress Petition Soldier's Pay Continental Army Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General |
| People | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Osgood, Samuel (1748-1813) |
| 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 |