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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02677 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0067] 11-20 October 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Jonas Simonds congratulating him on his acquittal and giving advice on going forward |
| Date | 18 October 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Simonds, Jonas |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Congratulates Symonds (or Simonds) on his acquittal and mentions being ignorant of a peace establishment. Jonas was accused of participating in the Philadelphia Mutiny of June 1783, an anti-government protest by nearly 400 soldiers of the Continental Army (see GLC02437.02609 for a related letter). Knox advises Simonds that former officers should procure farms. States that if land cannot be gotten cheap in the more settled areas, to move to less settled land. Believes that "industry in such a situation is honorable as well as profitable and productive of much peace of mind." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Military Law Mutiny Rebellion Mobs and Riots Continental Army Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Land Transaction Continental Army Westward Expansion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Simonds, Jonas (fl. 1782-1783) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Agriculture; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |