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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02179 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0059] June 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Jotham Drury about a problem with Drury's account |
| Date | 23 June 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Drury, Jotham |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Written and signed for Henry Knox by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Discusses a problem with Drury's account, in which the Paymaster, Charles Knowles, states that he overpaid Drury. In order to verify the state of the account, Knox asks Drury to provide vouchers for all of his balances and transactions. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military Law Continental Army Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Drury, Jotham (1741-1831) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knowles, Charles, (d. 1796) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |