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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03005 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0072] April-July 1784 |
| Title | Resolution and order regarding sending an officer to Canada to negotiate the withdrawal of British troops from the United States |
| Date | 24 May - 3 June 1784 |
| Author | United States. Continental Congress. |
| Additional authors | Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Charles Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Includes a resolution from 24 May 1784 that "Congress approve of the proposition of Major General Knox to send a field officer into Canada for the purpose of ascertaining... the time when the posts within the United States now occupied by the British Troops shall be evacuated..." The resolution is followed by a 3 June 1784 Congressional order for the superintendent of Finance to advance money to Colonel William Hull for the expedition. |
| Subjects | Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Global History and Civics Treaty Diplomacy Military History Fortification Canada Finance Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) Hull, William (1753-1825) |
| Place written | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Theme | Government & Politics; 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 |