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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.03390
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 
Title Henry Knox to William Shepard about arms and stores
Date 24 December 1786
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Shepard, William  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document; Government document
Content Description Discusses his inability to provide arms and stores to be used against the insurgents in Massachusetts (those associated with Shays' Rebellion). States that he cannot do so without the special permission of Congress. Writes that he has not received any word on the subject from Governor [James] Bowdoin, but if he does, he will immediately submit it to Congress.
Subjects Continental Congress  Congress  Articles of Confederation  Government and Civics  Mobs and Riots  Rebellion  Shays' Rebellion  Weaponry  Ammunition  Artillery  Military Supplies  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Shepard, William (1737-1817)  Bowdoin, James (1726-1790)  
Place written New York, New York
Theme Government & Politics; Creating a New Government
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859