Discussion of Debts and Imprisonment of Recruits
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Discussion of Debts and Imprisonment of Recruits
Description
Questions the practicality of the law regarding small debts of men recruited for military service.
short description
Ltr, des debts of recruits, m recruitin
year created
1791
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Bezaleel Howe
Secretary of War
notable item/thing
instructions
recruiting service
Articles of War
debts
Congress
creditors
jail
debts
Law of the State
Gentlemen of the Bar
resolution
notable phrase
[M]ost of those who would enlist have small Debts undischarged. [U]nder the idea of their going away [,] their Creditors immediately prosecute [.] this deters many from entering the service
document number
1791999940001
page start
1
number of pages
2
