Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jeremiah Wadsworth

GLC02437.03376

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GLC#
GLC02437.03376-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
December 13, 1786
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Jeremiah Wadsworth
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Has received Wadsworth's last letter, and so has the Board of Treasury. Hopes he will not delay coming; everything rests on him, as everything stops until he and Mr. [Robert] Morris sign the papers (they are preparing a loan to Congress). Writes, "For Gods sake do not delay a single moment longer than is indispensably necessary." Discusses the Shays insurgents and mentions that he does not believe they will recede. Will write via Mr. [Rufus] King if he hears any more news. Also mentions several people who have been recently elected from Maryland to the national Congress.

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