Petition of Morris Clark, Cavalry Sergeant
Document 1792Clark petitions Knox to aid him in paying debts incured in his duties as sergeant of a troop of cavalry under the command of Lieutenant Davidson. Clark borrowed money from townsmen at Hagers Town who jailed him for failing to repay them after Davidson refused to reimburse them.
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Typed letter
Description
Clark petitions Knox to aid him in paying debts incured in his duties as sergeant of a troop of cavalry under the command of Lieutenant Davidson. Clark borrowed money from townsmen at Hagers Town who jailed him for failing to repay them after Davidson refused to reimburse them.
Date
08/13/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Hagerstown
Collection
Document number
1792081340000
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Morris Clark, a Sergeant of the Cavalry
Lieutenant Davidson
recruits
Commissioned Officer
inhabitants of Hagerstown
Notable locations
Hagers Town
Philadelphia
Notable items
recruiting service
necessary money
patriotic dispositions
public good
bounty
order and discipline
debt
gaol [jail] of this county
[legal] suits
bail