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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03504 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox about warrants to pay for rations and other instances of insurgency |
| Date | 28 March 1787 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Expresses his unhappiness over not yet receiving the warrants he needs to pay the balance for rations at Springfield, Massachusetts. These warrants were likely related to raising troops to quell Shays' Rebellion. Wadsworth writes, "the troops may perhaps disband for want of food." Mentions more instances of insurgency in the state, including an incident in which Sergeant Hill and eleven recruits were beaten by some men that "spoke favorably of Shays." They were sent to prison but all escaped except Sergeant Hill and two recruits. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War General Finance Military Provisions Contract Congress Government and Civics Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Diet and Nutrition Recruitment Law Criminals and Outlaws Continental Congress Prisoner |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |