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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01363 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0040] March 1782 |
| Title | Joseph Eayrs to Henry Knox asking him to allow a petition for wages |
| Date | 7 March 1782 |
| Author | Eayrs, Joseph (fl. 1782) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Asks if Knox will sign a warrant to allow him to petition for his wages. Commissary [Samuel] Hodgdon will present the petition as early as is necessary for Knox to sign it. Hopes that Knox's "signature to that Paper will put the matter out of all doubt wether I ever was or am Entitled to pay." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Petition Soldier's Pay Finance Boston Tea Party |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Eayrs, Joseph (fl. 1782) Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Eayrs was an old friend of Paul Revere and one of the Sons of Liberty who participated in the Boston Tea Party. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |