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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04855 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0098] January-February 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Hull about putting Hull and Henry Jackson on the pension list |
| Date | 14 February 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Hull, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a petition to put [Henry Jackson and Hull] on the federal pension list. Writes, "You will be sensible upon reflection, that the movements of all regular governments must be governed by General principles, were it otherwise disorder and confusion would ensue." The petitioners are requesting "half pay of the Brigadier General." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Soldier's Pay Pension Finance Government and Civics Petition |
| People | Hull, William (1753-1825) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |