Popkin, John (fl. 1771-1783) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10117 Author/Creator: Popkin, John (fl. 1771-1783) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 35.7 x 23 cm. Order a Copy
Popkin informs Knox, Commander of West Point, "...it was, and is, my full intention to comply strictly with orders, and... no other circumstance whatever but the want of Money, has prevented me being at the Quarters..." For related documents, see GLC02437.02139, .02219, .02220, .02226, .02235, .02236, .02364, .10082, and .10112.
Knox previously ordered Popkin to travel to West Point, New York, to defend himself against charges leveled by men in Colonel Crane's Regiment. In GLC02437.10112, Popkin informed Knox that lack of funds prevented him from complying with orders.
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