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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10117 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0060] 1-15 July 1783 |
| Title | John Popkin to Henry Knox regarding charges of fraud |
| Date | 1 July 1783 |
| Author | Popkin, John (fl. 1771-1783) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Popkin informs Knox, Commander of West Point, "...it was, and is, my full intention to comply strictly with orders, and... no other circumstance whatever but the want of Money, has prevented me being at the Quarters..." For related documents, see GLC02437.02139, .02219, .02220, .02226, .02235, .02236, .02364, .10082, and .10112. |
| Subjects | Finance Travel Military History Military Law Continental Army Revolutionary War Forgery and Fraud |
| People | Popkin, John (fl. 1771-1783) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Knox previously ordered Popkin to travel to West Point, New York, to defend himself against charges leveled by men in Colonel Crane's Regiment. In GLC02437.10112, Popkin informed Knox that lack of funds prevented him from complying with orders. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from John Popkin to Henry Knox regarding charges of fraud against Popkin Letter from John Popkin to Henry Knox defending himself against complaints waged against him by men from Colonel Crane's regiment Letter from Henry Knox to John Popkin about noncommissioned officers' pay Petition for redress to Henry Knox Letter from Lott Howes to Henry Knox regarding a petition for redress Letter from Henry Knox to John Popkin regarding a petition for redress Petition to Henry Knox from a group of officers and privates regarding money due to them Petition to Henry Knox from a group of officers and privates regarding money due to them Certificate of approval for the conduct of John Popkin |