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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.01974
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0055] 1-15 March 1783 
Title Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln discussing the threat of disbanding the army before a pay settlement
Date 3 March 1783
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Lincoln, Benjamin  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Discusses anxiety within the Army and a mission of General Alexander McDougall, possibly in connection to a petition of Congress for payment for the enlisted men. States that " ... if they [the army] should be disbanded previous to a settlement, without knowing who to look to for an adjustment of accounts & responsibility of payment, they will be so deeply stung by the injustice & ingratitude of their country as to be become its tygers [sic] & wolves."
Subjects Newburgh Conspiracy  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Military History  Continental Army  Continental Congress  Congress  Government and Civics  Soldier's Pay  Finance  Pension  Rebellion  Mutiny  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810)  McDougall, Alexander (1732-1786)  
Place written West Point, New York
Theme The American Revolution; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Related documents Letter from Alexander McDougall to Henry Knox reporting the decision of Congress regarding soldiers' pay and pensions  
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