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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02856 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0070] December 1783 |
| Title | Extract from minutes |
| Date | 24 December 1783 |
| Author | Hughes, James M. (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | An extract from the Council's minutes. Resolve gives the governor of New York the authority to "discharge the said Troops; except such Number or Detachment of them as Major General Knox, or other commanding Officer of the Troops of the United States, within this State, shall deem necessary to be retained in Service, at the Expence [sic] of the United States." This was a result of the high expense the New York troops incurred due to wages, subsistence, and clothing. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Military History Continental Army Revolutionary War General Finance |
| People | Hughes, James M. (fl. 1783) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |