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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03914 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox on financial and political matters |
| Date | 26 June 1788 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Promises Knox one thousand dollars in addition to the two thousand already given. Discusses the safety of sending the money by stage. Congratulates Knox on New Hampshire's ratification of the Constitution, noting "is it possible the an[cient] Dominion [Virginia] can reject it. if they do who can think of a Curse that is equal to their Crime- [William] Grayson and [James] Monroe how- unaccountable their conduct are you not convinced their is a Hell - is any other punishment but [illegible] unquenchable fire equal to the crime of destroying the [fairest] hopes of a world - Adam & Eve [did] nothing when the Fell. Grayson & Monroe have a claim to the first place in the regions of Perdition. But it can not be[.] Virginia must and will." Instructs Knox to send an enclosure to Major Platt, who will obtain the three thousand dollars for Knox. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Finance Transportation Ratification Politics Federalists Government and Civics President Religion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Grayson, William (1736-1790) Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |