Suppression of Insurgents
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Suppression of Insurgents
Description
Knox tells Morris of the actions of General Sheppard and General Lincoln's forces as they sought to confront the insurgents during Shays' Rebellion.
short description
Suppression of Insurgents
year created
1787
month created
01
day created
25
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Gouverneur Morris
Henry Knox
Wadsworth
General Sheppard
thousand men
insurgents
General Lincoln
notable location
New York
magazine in Springfield
Weston
Boston
Worcester County
Hampshire
notable item/thing
government
neighborhood
court of common pleas
post
magazine
mustering
post
document number
1787012500001
page start
1
number of pages
1
transcription
New York Jany. 25. 1787.
My dear sir. I expected Wadsworth last evening but he informs me that he is unavoidably detained untill the 27th or 28th. Genl Sheppard took mpost at the Maggazine in Springfield on the 18th with a thousand men in favor of government. The insurgents were mustering in his neighbourhood, and had collected 1500, as was conjectured. An action was expected. Genl Lincoln was to march, from Weston about 14 miles from Boston on the 19th or 20th with about 2000 men. He expected to be at Worcester on the 23d to
protect the court, of Common pleas, and was to be joined there by 1200 men raised in Worcester County. If the insurgents do not meet him there he is to proceed to Hampshire, and hike up the heads of the party â The post is just closing I will write more on Monday nextâ
Yours H Knox
Gouverneur Morris Esqr
My dear sir. I expected Wadsworth last evening but he informs me that he is unavoidably detained untill the 27th or 28th. Genl Sheppard took mpost at the Maggazine in Springfield on the 18th with a thousand men in favor of government. The insurgents were mustering in his neighbourhood, and had collected 1500, as was conjectured. An action was expected. Genl Lincoln was to march, from Weston about 14 miles from Boston on the 19th or 20th with about 2000 men. He expected to be at Worcester on the 23d to
protect the court, of Common pleas, and was to be joined there by 1200 men raised in Worcester County. If the insurgents do not meet him there he is to proceed to Hampshire, and hike up the heads of the party â The post is just closing I will write more on Monday nextâ
Yours H Knox
Gouverneur Morris Esqr
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NCV01 (2 pages) | Collection: Dreer Collection | Generals/Revol. V:1. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Gouverneur Morris | [unknown] | [n/a] |