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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03523 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Winthrop Sargent about Congress and disbandment and lack of funds for the army |
| Date | 15 April 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Sargent, Winthrop |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Discusses Congress's proposed disbandment of the troops according to the resolve of Congress dated 21 October 1786. States that although he feels for the men who have made the military their life, "the public were utterly unable to support them by reason of the non compliance of all the states excepting Virginia with the requisition for that purpose..." He feels that if Congress decides to appoint a new Inspector General, they will choose Sargent. However Major William North, the current Inspector General, may just continue in the post. Comments that he has no information on a map of Sargent's because Mr. Hutchins has not returned yet. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Standing Army Continental Congress Congress Law Finance Office Seeker Geography and Natural History Surveying Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |