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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03718 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | John Doughty to Henry Knox about debt and constitutional plans for the western territory |
| Date | 1 December 1787 |
| Author | Doughty, John (1754-1826) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs that he has debts in Jersey and is willing to have his pay applied to discharge the debt. Writes about the new constitution and the western territory, "I am much obliged to you for the new constitution & for the plan of Government for the Western Territory, they are both much wanted - it is hoped some kind of order will be introduced in this country by the latter, I never saw a country in which Licentiousness political & religious so much prevailed as in the Infant Settlements in this western World ... it wants a Government peculiarly adopted to the circumstances of the country to produce a change." Noted as written at Fort Harmer and marked as private. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Debt Finance Military History Soldier's Pay Westward Expansion Frontiers and Exploration Government and Civics Law Politics Religion Morality and Ethics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Doughty, John (1754-1826) |
| Place written | Washington County, Ohio |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |