Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.03253

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
26 March 1786
Author/Creator
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Hartford, Connecticut
Pagination
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Writes to Knox as Secretary of the War Office to discuss the accusations against Major [John Plasgrave] Wyllys, Colonel Wadsworth's former assistant. Reports that Wyllys's friends received the news from Wyllys's brother-in-law, and are in great distress. Writes, "I hope the circumstances will prove more favorable than they did at first." Is surprised that Wyllys behaved this way, as it is out of character. Knows that Knox, when he begins an inquiry, will do so out of the noblest principles.

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