Attendance at Meeting
Document 1790Believed there would not be a sufficient number of representatives of the Cincinnati at the meeting in Philadelphia to perform essential business. Knox "earnestly hopes" he and his party will form a majority.
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[War Office]
New York 26 April 1790
Dearsir
It is justly apprehended that there may not be a sufficient number [strikethrough: of the] [strikethrough: commence] at Philadelphia out [strikethrough: —] next monday [strikethrough: as] [strikethrough: and other independent upon] to choose the general officers, [strikethrough: and] the Maryland [strikethrough: peace] there being unrepresented there — I wrote to Genl Smallwood some time ago on this subject — but as he may not get the letter a the [strikethrough: persons chosen for] [strikethrough: [undecipherable] [strikethrough: for only]] [undecipherable] maybe at a distance I have chosen to address this letter to you — I earnestly entreat that the Maryland forces be represented, [strikethrough: and] do we shall for
but not otherwise
I am Dear Sir
Yours &c
Genl Otho Hd Williams
[General Otho Williams
26 April 1790
(Cincinnati)]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Believed there would not be a sufficient number of representatives of the Cincinnati at the meeting in Philadelphia to perform essential business. Knox "earnestly hopes" he and his party will form a majority.
Date
04/26/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790042600001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Otho Williams
Henry Knox
General Smallwood
representatives
Maryland Society
Notable locations
War Office
Maryland
Philadelphia
Cincinnati