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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03667 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0081] July-September 1787 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox about obtaining cows |
| Date | 23 September 1787 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Knox that they have not been able to obtain a cow yet that will produce enough milk for the whole winter but hopes to soon. Says when they do purchase a cow she will need to be driven in a herd of cattle as opposed to being sent by water. Notes that a strong political party is forming against the convention (the Constitutional Convention, which had finalized drafting the Constitution four days earlier) and Wadsworth fears the new government may not be formed. Notes "if the Massachusetts rebellion had continued we might hope their is many of our Leading Men who dread the lessening their own power & they will joned [sic] with the little [Republicans] form a great Majority in this state - but if Massachusetts adopt it I shall still hope for its adoption here in time." Stamped "Hartford Sept 23." "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Politics US Constitutional Convention Government and Civics Shays' Rebellion Mobs and Riots Rebellion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Agriculture; 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 |