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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03565 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox with opinions on the Convention and a financial matter |
| Date | 3 June 1787 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a financial matter related to Mrs. [Catharine] Greene. Comments extensively on the Constitutional Convention: "I am persuaded the Convention will do nothing very decisive but they may give us a lead our General Assembly will finish this week without doing much harm no Paper Money no tender act will be made if you can persuade the Convention to be bold you may hope for a change of measures in the States if they are turned or divided- all our hopes of a good Government are over - Mr. [Roger] Sherman I am told is disposed only to patch the old System- if he is stuborn [sic] he will influence too many others." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Women's History Finance Wartime Pillaging and Destruction US Constitutional Convention Government and Civics Coins and Currency Economics Law Rebellion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755-1814) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Women in American History; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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