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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03544 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Winthrop Sargent to Henry Knox asking for expenses and discussing relations with Native American Indians |
| Date | 6 May 1787 |
| Author | Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Mentions he still has not been reimbursed for his expenses from last year. Discusses relations with the Native Americans, stating he is glad that "the surveys will soon be continued & that the Indians are peaceably inclined." Writes, "that as the Indians are out trapping for Beaver there is little doubt but they will steal them all" [referring to the surveyors' horses], which will stop the survey. Comments on Congress deciding about "disposing of the Lands which have been surveyed ... " and wishes his townships had been included. Stamped "Boston." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Military History Government and Civics Finance Surveying Geography and Natural History Westward Expansion Wildlife Transportation Land Transaction Continental Congress Congress Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |