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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01328 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0038] January 1782 |
| Title | James Freeman to Henry Knox about Freeman's military salary account |
| Date | 8 January 1782 |
| Author | Freeman, James (fl. 1781-1783) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Refers to his last letter from December asking Knox for help in getting a pay settlement (see GLC02437.01310). He has not received an answer, so he supposes the letter has not been delivered to Knox. Believes that Knox would reply with his help if he had received the letter, out of a sense of "humanity," and believes Knox to be a "lover of Justice." Adds, "When I tell you that my Friends are in very Indigent circumstances, you will naturally suppose, that, I am destitute of money, and so poorly clad, that I cannot appear with common decency abroad." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Soldier's Pay Finance Law Poverty |
| People | Freeman, James (fl. 1781-1783) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New Windsor, 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from James Freeman to Henry Knox about Freeman's pay |