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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06219 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0124] October-December 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Washington requesting permission to join the President in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion |
| Date | 6 October 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Washington, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Secretary of War Knox informs the president of his arrival in Philadelphia, and also for permission to join Washington in Carlisle, Pennsylvania "until the painful task upon which you are, shall be settled." The "painful task" was the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion by government troops, headed by Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Virginia Governor Henry Lee. Knox's retained draft. |
| Subjects | Whiskey Rebellion Rebellion Mobs and Riots Military History President Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Agriculture; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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