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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02235 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0058] May 1783 |
| Title | Petition to Henry Knox from a group of officers and privates regarding money due to them |
| Date | 12-16 May 1783 |
| Author | Howes, Lott (fl. 1783) |
| Additional authors | Barber, Silas (fl. 1783) Harwood, John (fl. 1783) Harris, Benoni (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document; Government document |
| Content Description | Petition signed by four non-commissioned officers, and what appears to be ten privates (several of the privates used an "X" as their mark). This petition asks Knox for help in getting money due to them that they feel Lt. Col. Popkin did not handle as instructed. Popkin had been sent to Boston to collect the group's pay notes. When he was returning to West Point, he sold one at a discount of one third, and left the other three in Boston. These men claim he was not given authority to do that. A copy of this can be found at GLC02437.02219. Also see .02220, .02226, and .02236 for other documentation on this matter. For related documents, see GLC02437.02139, .02219, .02220, .02226, .02236, .02364, .10082, .10112, and .10117. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Petition Soldier's Pay Finance Military Law West Point (US Military Academy) Forgery and Fraud Military History |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to John Popkin about noncommissioned officers' pay Letter from Henry Knox to John Popkin regarding a petition for redress Letter from Lott Howes to Henry Knox regarding a petition for redress Petition for redress to Henry Knox Letter from Lott Howes to Henry Knox regarding a petition for redress Letter from Henry Knox to John Popkin regarding a petition for redress Petition to Henry Knox from a group of officers and privates regarding money due to them Petition to Henry Knox from a group of officers and privates regarding money due to them Certificate of approval for the conduct of John Popkin Letter from John Popkin to Henry Knox regarding charges of fraud against Popkin |