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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10169 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0067] 11-20 October 1783 |
| Title | John Vaughan to Henry Knox asking Knox for permission to draw supplies to care for himself and his family |
| Date | 15 October 1783 |
| Author | Vaughan, John (fl. 1783) |
| Additional authors | Williams, J. (fl. 1783) Adams, Samuel (1745-1819) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Petitions Knox for permission to draw supplies to care for himself and his family. Outlines the poor conditions his family is enduring. Due to his discharge, he is currently unable to provide for his family or himself. States that he was "discharged from the Service; that he has a wife & five small children depending upon him for support; that he...continues to be so unwell as to be able to give them very little assistance" etc. Includes a statement written and signed by Captain J. Williams of the 3d Massachusetts Regiment verifying Vaughan's condition. Also contains a statement, written and signed by Samuel Adams, certifying that the majority of Vaughan's family had been under his care and are in a "very distress'd situation." Watermarked with three fleur-de-lis in a crest. |
| Subjects | Women's History Children and Family Health and Medical Military Supplies Poverty Continental Army Revolutionary War General Military History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Vaughan, John (fl. 1783) Williams, J. (fl. 1783) Adams, Samuel (1745-1819) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Samuel Adams was a hospital surgeon in the army. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |