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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03377 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Nathaniel Gorham to Henry Knox about militia's lack or artillery and challenges of moving in the snow |
| Date | 13 December 1786 |
| Author | Gorham, Nathaniel (1738-1796) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Writes that he had planned to write him a long letter but the Governor sent him on a consultation. Writes, "There is no militia in Hampshire or Worcester that have artilery [sic] - & they are expecting soon to be called & advise not to take any from the arsenal untill the moment it is wanted & then to take what may be necessary- in the mean time to write to Congress on the subject - various reasons might be given why the Government party should not touch the public the stores- & at any rate not untill the moment the business is to be put at issue - however I hope there will be no necessity - as there is every reason to suppose the Insurgents disapointed [sic] & disheartened they are however some of them yet at Rutland - and the Roads are in such a state owing to the great quantity of Snow - that is impossible to carry artilery [sic] or even Men from hence - I am not clear that Government has lost any thing by delay - as the great Body of the People are now convinced that the [mob] must be suppressed by arms." Asks Knox to give Gorham's own daughter advice if he sees her behaving improperly. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Militia Artillery Ammunition Government and Civics Continental Congress Congress Rebellion Mobs and Riots Shays' Rebellion Travel Transcendentalism Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gorham, Nathaniel (1738-1796) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |