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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03376 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Jeremiah Wadsworth about financing the army and Shays Rebellion |
| Date | 13 December 1786 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Wadsworth, Jeremiah |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Has received Wadsworth's last letter, and so has the Board of Treasury. Hopes he will not delay coming; everything rests on him, as everything stops until he and Mr. [Robert] Morris sign the papers (they are preparing a loan to Congress). Writes, "For Gods sake do not delay a single moment longer than is indispensably necessary." Discusses the Shays insurgents and mentions that he does not believe they will recede. Will write via Mr. [Rufus] King if he hears any more news. Also mentions several people who have been recently elected from Maryland to the national Congress. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Finance Continental Congress Congress Election |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Shays, Daniel (1747-1825) King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |