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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02809 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0069] November 1783 |
| Title | Michael Jackson to Henry Knox about compensation for wounds |
| Date | 29 November 1783 |
| Author | Jackson, Michael (1734-1801) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports to Knox that an officer has arrived in Newburgh, New York after marching with a number of invalid soldiers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also writes that he sent a note to Congress to petition for his situation, namely, being compensated for a wound he received in 1776. See GLC02437.02818 for a related document. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Health and Medical Injury or Wound Continental Congress Congress Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Jackson, Michael (1734-1801) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |