Concerning Immediate Need for Money for the Dispatching and Clothing of Troops
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Concerning Immediate Need for Money for the Dispatching and Clothing of Troops
Description
Says that since he is informed that there is no congress planned for New York, he will remain in his present location, Boston, to conclude the "complex and important private business in which I am engaged." Mentions his writing to the War Department concerning the dispatch of Lt. Pratt's detachment and the transportation of clothing to the frontiers. Reminds Wadsworth that the money to be furnished by him is crucial to this business, and strongly urges him to furnish upon Knox's brother, on Knox's behalf, $1500 -- and that if he has not done so, to send it via the bearer, Captain Price, "a highly confidential person."
year created
1788
month created
10
day created
21
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
sent to location
Hartford
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth
Henry Knox
congress
War Department
Lieutenant Pratt
William Knox
brother
Captain Price
confidential person
detachment
Mr. King
notable location
Hartford
Boston
New York
frontiers
Connecticut
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
clothing
private business
transportation
money
document number
1788102105010
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | NAX23 (3 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Wadsworth Papers | B:139 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jeremiah Wadsworth | Hartford | [n/a] |