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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03365 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Robert Morris discussing a contract for the loan to the treasury |
| Date | 3 December 1786 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Morris, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses the contract recently sent by the Board of Treasury to him and to Morris regarding a loan they are planning to give to Congress. Will come to New York to finish signing paperwork with Morris. Writes, "I am very far from wishing to engage in any public business nor have I funds that I can readily apply to the purpose of a Contract but with those offered us & your extensive Credit & influence - I will not refuse to undertake, if it is perfectly agreeable to you." Secretarially written and signed for Wadsworth. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Continental Congress Congress Military History Government and Civics Rebellion Mobs and Riots Shays' Rebellion Contract |
| People | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| 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 |
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