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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02096 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0057] April 1783 |
| Title | William Heath to Henry Knox regarding the Congressional resolution of 23 March |
| Date | 16 April 1783 |
| Author | Heath, William (1737-1814) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Written by General Heath to General Knox. Reports that General Washington ordered the officers of each state in the army under his immediate command to meet to give their decision on the Congressional resolution of 23 March (this offered five years pay as commutation instead of half-pay pensions for life). Says that the Massachusetts line is meeting at the public building at New Windsor next Friday and wants Knox and the other Massachusetts officers at West Point to be there. Asks that he collect their sentiments and pass them along by the time of the meeing if they cannot make it. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army President Continental Congress Congress Soldier's Pay Finance Pension Government and Civics |
| Place written | Newburgh, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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