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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04479 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | William Eustis to Henry Knox complaining about the inadequacy of military pensions |
| Date | 23 January 1790 |
| Author | Eustis, William (1753-1825) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses pensioners of the Revolution, especially the fact that he feels that "this State has judged her citizens so grudgingly & so exclusively that she has not her just number & those who are pensioned do not receive enough." Also states that many soldiers were cut off from their pensions, leaving especially those who have been disabled from the war, without a means of support. Asks Knox for his help in supporting this cause. Mentions the Waldo patent, saying without fully understanding the subject he does not believe the settlers pose any danger to the heirs of the patent. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Pension Finance Soldier's Pay Injury or Wound Health and Medical Poverty Waldo Patent Land Transaction Landlord and Tenant Estate |
| People | Eustis, William (1753-1825) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Law; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Reply from Henry Knox to William Eustis about military pensions |