Three Members Shy of a Government
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Three Members Shy of a Government
Description
Knox reports that Congress is now three members shy of a government. Knox also notes that "the Spring impost amounting by computation to 300,000 dollars will be lost to the general government by its not meeting at the time appointed."
year created
1789
month created
03
day created
30
author
recipient
note
Image of document is located online at
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/P?mgw:25:./temp/~ammem_CbYM::
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/P?mgw:25:./temp/~ammem_CbYM::
notable person/group
Henry Knox
George Washington
George Read
Congress
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
Spring impost
general government
document number
1789033000000
Item sets
Document instances
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |