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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01740 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Jeremiah Olney regarding petitions over pay |
| Date | 12 December 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Olney, Jeremiah |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Asks Colonel Olney (possibly Jeremiah Olney of Rhode Island) to deliver a petition and address regarding soldiers' pay to General [Andrew] McDougall and Colonels [Samuel] Ogden and [John] Brooks, who will carry it to Congress in Philadelphia. Declares that General George Washington has seen the petition and address and "has no objection to its presentation." Briefly discusses the contents of the documents. |
| Subjects | Newburgh Conspiracy Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Soldier's Pay Finance Pension Continental Congress Congress President Petition |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) Brooks, John (1752-1825) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) McDougall, Alexander (1732-1786) |
| 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 |