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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03372 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox about lack of army supplies |
| Date | 11 December 1786 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Discusses the lack of supplies faced by a group of soldiers he encountered, and mentions that he had to supply them himself because "not one shilling will be furnished by the state." However, he is running out of money. Declares that the Board of Treasury must reimburse him from the loan he and Mr. [Robert] Morris negotiated with Congress. Otherwise, Wadsworth must immediately stop furnishing the men. In addition, the heavy snow is making it difficult for him to continue procuring the supplies. In a post-script, discusses the forces working with Daniel Shays, and comments on the ability of Massachusetts to raise a force to combat them. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Military Supplies Government and Civics Vatican Congress Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Shays, Daniel (1747-1825) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 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 |