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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03464 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Receipt for weapons and ammunition |
| Date | 22 February 1787 |
| Author | Willcox, Joseph (fl. 1775-1787) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Receipt for muskets, flint, cartridges, etc. for David Humphreys' regiment. |
| Subjects | Military History Militia Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Government and Civics Weaponry Finance Ammunition Military Supplies |
| People | Willcox, Joseph (fl. 1775-1787) Humphreys, David (1752-1818) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Humphreys, Washington's former aide-de-camp, was heading Connecticut's contingent of the troops raised to quell Shays' Rebellion. Humphreys and his men did not reach Springfield until February of 1787, by which time the uprising had been put down. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |