Request for information about a soldier from Elbridge Gerry to Henry Knox - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.04524
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790
Title	Request for information about a soldier from Elbridge Gerry to Henry Knox
Date	2 March 1790
Author	Gerry, Elbridge (1744-1814)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Asks Knox about what is due to an officer in Colonel Henry Jackson's regiment, Samuel Rogers, who was killed in the Battle of Yorktown, which Gerry calls "the seige of Cornwallis."
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Continental Army Death Finance Pension Soldier's Pay Estate
People	Gerry, Elbridge (1744-1814) Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Theme	The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF Mr Gerry, with his compliments to the Secretary [at]war, wishes to be informed whether any thing [of] what is due to Samuel Rogers an officer in Colo Henry Jacksons regiment, who was killed in the Seige of Cornwallis - Monday 1 Mar [address leaf] The Honble General Knox [docket] Hon.b Elbridge Gerry March 2d. 1790.