Knox discusses invalid payments with Doctor Eustis
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Knox discusses invalid payments with Doctor Eustis
Description
Letter, describes Invalid pensions.
short description
Ltr, des Invalid pensions.
year created
1790
month created
01
day created
31
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Eustis to Knox, 03/06/1790.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
William Eustis
Henry Knox
Thomas
Henry Jackson
notable location
New York
Castle William
United States
notable item/thing
motives
require on principles of justice & equity
case and names of the invalids
hardship of the measure
list
operating on the resolves of the congress
poor fellows are left to make individual applications
dragged from their families
stationed
respective states
local information and local information
documents
unsuccessful on their first application
state legislatures
operations of justice, influence and humanity
respectable and independent members
new inspection to take place it is reasonable to conclude that the United States would not make any savings
greater number would be displeased than satisfied
complaints would be endless
states would be disgusted as well as the persons who have inspected the invalids
received your two favors
impossible to obtain a new inspector of the Invalids
opinion that the subject of invalid pensions had better remain on its present [course] for the following reasons
by the act of the Congress
right of judging who in fact are invalids
document number
1790013100201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (8 pages) | AJN10 (8 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 25, P: 119 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Eustis | [unknown] | [n/a] |