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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03864 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Manasseh Cutler to Henry Knox regarding Invalid Regiments, land and Virginia's adoption of the Constitution |
| Date | 3 May 1788 |
| Author | Cutler, Manasseh (1742-1823) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Asks whether Invalid Regiments and heirs of those killed in battle or who died from sickness are entitled to army lands according to an Ordinance of Congress. Writes, "The Spirit of emigration to the western country is dayly increasing in the N. England States- we shall certainly have more than one thousand families at the Muskingum in the course of the present year, unless the natives should be so uncivil as to interrupt those already on the ground... Will all the Tribes who have relinquished their claim to ye lands we have purchased be summoned to attend ye treaty at Muskingum?" Assures Knox that Anti-Federalism has become unpopular in that part of Massachusetts. Speculates as to the possibility of New York's and Virginia's adoption of the Constitution. Encloses a letter from Duer & Platt (letter not included). Marked "private" on the address leaf. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Soldier's Pay Pension Land Transaction Death Estate Health and Medical Disease Continental Congress Congress Immigration and Migration Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Government and Civics Diplomacy Treaty Federalists Politics Ratification American Indian History |
| People | Cutler, Manasseh (1742-1823) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Ipswich, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; The American Revolution; Native Americans; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Reverend Cutler was versed in a variety of subjects, including law, medicine, and botany. He was instrumental in creating the Ohio Company, and served as a United States Representative from Massachusetts 1801-1804. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |