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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01111 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0032] August 1781 |
| Title | Samuel Shaw to [Jeremiah] Wadsworth on the retirement of William Richards |
| Date | 3 August 1781 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Wadsworth, Jeremiah |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Informs Colonel Wadsworth that William Richards, commissary of stores at Litchfield, Connecticut, intends to retire (malpractice charges were filed against Richards, see GLC02437.01110). Richards hopes to be able to remain in Connecticut, and Shaw solicits Wadsworth's recommendation on Richards's behalf. Written at camp near Dobbs Ferry. |
| Subjects | Law Revolutionary War Military History Military Supplies Military Law Continental Army |
| People | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | Dobbs Ferry, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Wadsworth was also from Connecticut. He served as a Continental Congressman in 1788, and a United States Representative (1789-1795). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |