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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03314 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Memorandum related to Robert Morris and Jeremiah Wadsworth |
| Date | 22 November 1786 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Describes a series of meeting in October - November 1786 involving Knox, Robert Morris, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Gouverneur Morris, and Samuel Osgood to develop Knox's proposal to loan money to Congress to clothe, feed, pay and house the troops. Congress had recently passed a resolve that each state should donate money into Congress' treasury, and that Congress could take out private loans against this incoming treasury money. Docket, in Knox's hand, reads: "Minutes respecting an attempt to obtain Mr R Morris & Mr J Wadsworth to enter into contracts for supporting the troops directed to be raised by the resolve of Congress of the 20th Octr 1786." Two of the enclosures cited in this letter were copies of GLC02437.03323 and GLC02437.03330. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Military Camp Military Provisions Military Supplies Military Uniforms Clothing and Accessories Continental Congress Congress Finance Banking Economics Contract Law Government and Civics Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) Osgood, Samuel (1748-1813) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Robert Morris about various matters Henry Knox to Jeremiah Wadsworth about possible war with the Indians |