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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02882 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0050] 1783 |
| Title | Draft of an Inspection Board report on the state of the invalid officers |
| Date | 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Knox's working draft for an Inspection Board report on the Invalid Regiment. Lists thirteen invalid officers and their injuries, disabilities or illnesses. The report is for the following officers: Captain John McGowen, Captain John Riley, Captain Moses McFarland, Captain Lieutenant William McL.Hatton [McElhatton], Lieutenant Osgood Carleton, Lieutenant Jonathan Pugh, Lieutenant Robert Barnet, Lieutenant Talmage Hall, Captain Thomas Arnold, Captain Eben Hill (crossed out), Lieutenant William Maynard, Lieutenant Samuel Gibbs, and Captain David Dorance. See GLC02437.02208 for a related component of this document that lists each officer's pension. |
| Subjects | Military History Continental Army Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Injury or Wound Health and Medical Pension Finance Soldier's Pay Muster Rolls and Returns |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The June 10, 1783 final version is in the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress. The final is clerically written and probably signed for Henry Knox. This report was prepared in response to Washington's June 8, 1783 general orders to prepare an inspection of the Invalid Corps. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | State of the invalid officers |