Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Hancock

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GLC#
GLC02437.01562-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
2 September 1782
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to John Hancock
Place Written
West Point, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20.6 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Written by Major General Knox to Massachusetts Governor Hancock. Says Colonels Putnam and Hull comprise a committee of the Massachusetts Line to request an explanation on the status of payment of half pay pensions to officers. Says they "have no doubt as to the substance but are anxious to learn the mode fixed." Says the decisions of other states has them worried, but that they still have faith in the good sense of Massachusetts's leaders. Tells Hancock that the war's end will bring home men of the "highest degree of honor and integrity."

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