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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03854 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox regarding cattle and oxen |
| Date | 23 April 1788 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports that Mr. Skinner is driving cattle and oxen to New York for Knox. Writes, "Yesterday your Cow & Calf began their March by Land for New York in Company with Seven of the Finest fat oxen in the World two of which are far beyond any I ever saw tho not of the great Breed they are large but their flesh is so thick on them that they can hardly walk..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Wadsworth was a Commissary during the Revolutionary War, a Continental Congressman, and a friend of Henry Knox. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, introducing several breeds of cattle to the United States. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |