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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09411 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
Title | George Washington to Henry Knox congratulating Knox on the recent suppression of Shays' Rebellion |
Date | 25 February 1787 |
Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
Content Description | Thanks Knox for several letters, which put his mind at ease regarding General Benjamin Lincoln's military operations (Lincoln led the Massachusetts state militia in Shays' Rebellion) and the dignity of Government. Congratulates Knox on the recent suppression of Shays' Rebellion. Comments that Shays is "either a weak man - the dupe of some characters who are yet behind the curtain - or has been deceived by his followers." Reports the adjournment of the Assembly of Maryland regarding issuance of a paper emission. Wishes to see the country happy and at peace while "gliding down the stream of life in tranquil retirement." Hopes Knox will soon pay a visit, and send his and Martha's love to Knox and his wife Lucy. In a post script, notes that he received another letter from Knox, and is glad to hear of the decision of an unspecified Court (possibly related to Shays' Rebellion). |
Subjects | President Military History Government and Civics Shays' Rebellion Rebellion Mobs and Riots Coins and Currency Peace Mount Vernon First Lady Judiciary |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Washington, Martha (1731-1802) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
Place written | Mount Vernon, Virginia |
Theme | The Presidency; Women in American History; Children & Family; Government & Politics; Agriculture; Law |
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 |
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