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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04483 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | John Mason to Henry Knox on the importance of educating boys for war |
| Date | 27 January 1790 |
| Author | Mason, John (fl. 1776-1790) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the training of soldiers. Writes that "I have been faced in the opinion that no plan respecting the Militia will be efficient which does not include the training of boys between the 9th and the [16th] years of their age - Let it be declared by Law that after no man shall be permitted to keep school in any of the United States who, among other qualifications is not prepared for instructing his male Pupils with great exactness in the Rudiments of military Art..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Education Children and Family Militia Law Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Mason, John (fl. 1776-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Education; Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Note to Reverend Doctor Mason |