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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03851 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox discussing financial matters and the death of General Nathanael Greene |
| Date | 20 April 1788 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses a financial matter involving warrants and a sheriff, of whom Wadsworth writes, "I find the sherif will fight hard and tho no body justifies him-" Notes that the sheriff received ill treatment in the office of Mr. Milligan. Plans to travel to the Greene residence, referring to the home of Catherine Littlefield Greene, widow of the late General Nathanael Greene. Notes that if Mrs. Greene consents, he will send George Washington Greene on the next packet for France. Requests that Knox ask St. John (possibly Crevecoeur) if he knows of any officers who might attend to George on the passage. Writes, "I am impatient to have this Boy in a situation where he may acquire knowledge... a Boy under the direction of Any Mother will hardly ever be good for any thing." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Travel Law Women's History Children and Family Education France Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Greene, George Washington (ca. 1776-1793) Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector (1735-1813) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Law; Women in American History; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |