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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03487 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Winthrop Sargent to Henry Knox about surveying the west |
| Date | 10 March 1787 |
| Author | Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Discusses his "motives for addressing the Plan of surveys... to the Board of Treasury - " Does not think his ideas about surveys will be accepted, but states that he has the public in mind. Mentions funding proposals for surveying lands in Ohio and the West. Also refers to the possibility of [perhaps William] North's resignation apparently from a position as Inspector, and the pay and benefits associated with that post. |
| Subjects | Surveying Geography and Natural History Government and Civics Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Finance Military History Soldier's Pay |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |