11 March 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Autograph letter signed
Title: to George Washington
Sends his regrets to General George Washington as he was unable to make a meeting at Head Quarters due to the the large amount of ice in the river. Discusses the "extraodinary notification and address forwarded to Colonel Crane" (the first of the anonymous Newburgh letters, which had been circulated at camp the previous day, 10 March 1783). Washington had doubtless asked Knox to attend a confidential meeting of trusted officer to discuss response to the Newburgh Crisis. (For more information on that meeting, see background for GLC02437.10105.) Knox's retained draft.
GLC02437.01995