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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03505 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Receipts for warrants to the amount of 3000 dollars |
| Date | 31 March 1787 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Two (duplicate) notes of receipt of three warrants for $1000 each on William Imlay from Major General Henry Knox for Continental taxes for the state of Connecticut. Warrants numbered 115, 116, and 117. These warrants were related to raising troops that were used to quell Shays' Rebellion. Title from docket. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Finance Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox confirming receipt of warrants, mentioning need for more clothing and expressing fear of demobilized troops joining insurgents |