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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03881 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox discussing the recruitment of troops |
| Date | May 1788 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses the recruitment of troops. Writes, "I have farther investigated the Bermuda business I am persuaded there will be a Garrison [there] of one or two thousand men..." referring to British soldiers. Refers to the possible adoption of the Constitution by Virginia and North Carolina. Writes, "This State as well as Massachusetts will be represented & [Governed] principally by federal Men- and I begin to hope our new Machine will be put in motion in all this Year." Mentions the opposition of Rhode Island and New York to the Constitution. Notes that George Washington Greene, son of Catherine Littlefield Greene and the late General Nathanael Greene, is on his way to Knox's house (Knox and Wadsworth arranged passage for G. W. Greene to France, where he obtained an education under the care of Lafayette). Instructs Knox that Nicholas Hoffman will attend to George during the passage, noting that it may be proper to "give George a small sum to put in his pocket.... but a little will do he is a dissipated young dog and would buy every thing he could find valuable or worthless." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Military History Recruitment Global History and Civics Caribbean Ratification Government and Civics Federalists Politics Women's History Children and Family Education Finance France Morality and Ethics Corruption and Scandal Travel |
| People | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Greene, George Washington (ca. 1776-1793) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Creating a New Government; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |