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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03315 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Henry Knox to James Bowdoin about Congress's authorization of troops in Ohio |
| Date | 22 October 1786 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Bowdoin, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Writes that he will receive by this post the act of Congress authorizing an additional 700 troops in the Ohio frontier, where the troops there are suffering attacks from local Indians. Reports that Congress has called for the states to pay into the treasury by June of the following year, but that they need money more quickly than that if they want to support the troops already in service and augment the force as well. Hopes that the wealthier men in Boston will agree to help support the government and that they can work out a measure in which they will be "confident of security, and a speedy reimbursement." |
| Subjects | American Indian History Revolutionary War General Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Law Military History Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Finance Economics Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Westward Expansion; Native Americans |
| 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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