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- GLC#
- GLC02437.10040-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1 September 1782
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Benjamin Lincoln
- Place Written
- West Point, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket ; Height: 36.2 cm, Width: 23.1 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Knox writes to Lincoln, Secretary of War. Writes, "His Excellency the commander in chief has stationed me at this post, which in addition to its natural embarrassments, is attended with much greater expenses than my purse can admit." Notes that Congress arranged for extra compensation for General Alexander McDougall, a previous commander at West Point. Asks Lincoln to provide a similar arrangement for him. If this is beyond the reach of Lincoln's powers, requests that Lincoln consult Mr. Morris (possibly Gouverneur Morris, assistant superintendent of finance). "How my dear sir is the relief to (arise) if that payment shall be postponed, to a day which hope can be scarcely reached?"
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