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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03907 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Jeremiah Wadsworth regarding military recruits and the Virginia Constitutional ratification convention |
| Date | 22 June 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Wadsworth, Jeremiah |
| Document Type | Government document; Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Reports that he will draw on Wadsworth for $2,000 to "answer the present exigencies- after which the connecticut recruits are to be paid and marched." Hopes a company will be ready to march from West Point by 10 July. Of the Virginia Constitutional ratification convention, writes: "The business in Virginia is critical indeed- So nearly balanced that neither side can determine which has the majority but this is independent of the Kentucky members amounting to 14- Those Gentlemen will determine the fate of America.... You see my dear sir on what a slender thread depends the future happiness of America." Mentions "the Mississippi business," a reference to the ways in which arguments over navigation of the Mississippi River will effect the debate. Expresses his wish that New Hampshire will adopt the Constitution (in fact, New Hampshire had adopted the Constitution 21 June 1788). |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Finance Military History Recruitment Soldier's Pay West Point (US Military Academy) Government and Civics Politics Federalists Sectionalism Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Grayson, William (1736-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |