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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00794 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0022] January-June 1780 |
| Title | John Sherman to Henry Knox asking for Knox's advice in relation to a grievance taken to the Board of War |
| Date | 4 January 1780 |
| Author | Sherman, John (fl. 1780) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Captain Sherman writes, "By the arrangement which Colo [John] Crane has or will transmit to the Board of War I feel myself most essentially and peculiarly injured, he has deranged me without even consulting me on the Occasion, which I conceive an assumption or rather an usurpation of Power- an adversion to the Resolve of Congress respecting the Most of the Reduction of the Army. must at once dictate to him, the Impropriety and absurdity of his Conduct- The only Method of having his capital grievance redressed, is I presume, by a Representation to you, which I most seriously do, in full Confidence..." Sherman is resistant to being "reduced to the Necessity of retiring from Service." Asks for Knox's "patronage and advice." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Continental Army Military History Continental Congress Congress |
| People | Sherman, Jonathan (fl. 1780) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Possibly Jonathan Sherman (1763-1847). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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