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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04220 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
Title | John Tharp to Henry Knox about bounty lands for veterans |
Date | 24 May 1789 |
Author | Tharp, John (1751-1819) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Declares that he recently saw a newspaper advertisement about bounty lands for veterans and wondered whether he should apply. Also asks whether Knox knows of a job for which he might apply in the new government. |
Subjects | Land Transaction Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Soldier's Pay Government and Civics Office Seeker |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Tharp, John (1751-1819) |
Place written | Marlborough, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Additional Information | Tharp notes the location as "Marlbrough." Docketed as being written from "Marlborough," likely Marlborough, New York, where Tharp lived for a time. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |