Knox, Henry (1750-1806) To the United States in Congress assembled, the address and petition of the officers of their Army, most humbly sheweth,
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10077 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 January 1783 Pagination: 4 p. ; 35.3 x 23.7 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Last page contains text written in another hand. Appears to be a draft of Knox's petition to Congress on behalf of the Massachusetts officers, regarding their grievances. Similar to GLC02437.10074. Closes with, "[The officers] therefore intreat that, to obviate any ill consequences which may arise from a dependence on the future forbearance of the Army, to convince the soldiery & the world that the Independence of America shall not be placed on the ruin of any particular Class of her Citizens, some mode may be pointed out for immediate redress."
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