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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05695 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0115] November 1792 |
| Title | Winthrop Sargent to Henry Knox discussing land business as well as shipping and invoices |
| Date | 10 November 1792 |
| Author | Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses land business as well as shipping and invoices. Writes that in his area, "mole hills may be magnified to mountains and the smallest mistakes that have relation to the war Department may judging from precedent be made use of to incriminate." Discusses some mistakes that were made in the shipment of military supplies. Writes, "Of Indian affairs I will say nothing - Genl Wilkinson will detail to you the militia rout of the 6th an 'Affair of Honour' but dishonourable in the main I believe to those people in every point of view the personal Bravery of their Commandant excepted." Noted as private on the address leaf. |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration American Indian History Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Military History Northwest Indian War Northwest Territory Military Supplies Finance Militia Battle Military History Bravery |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Place written | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |