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to Samuel Jefferds

Following a Congressional order discharging most of the Continental troops, Knox orders Lieutenant Jefferds to "unite the stores now at the posts on the Mohawk River so that a very few men may keep them safely." Gives detailed orders regarding the...

GLC02437.03014

to John Jay

Describes the recent Shays' Rebellion, explaining that Mr. [John] Stagg, the bearer, will provide more details. Writes, "Government has lost ground. Faction desperate faction gains strength hourly - they speak of a military government and embodying...

GLC02437.03308

to Henry Knox

Letter written by Captain Dejean, agent for the French Navy. He writes that he has enclosed a letter from the Marquis de Lafayette. Hopes that the letter from the Marquis, as well as Knox's prior knowledge, will testify to his good character. Relates...

GLC02437.03327

to Monsieur De Jean

Knox thanks him for his last letter, which also enclosed a letter from the Marquis de Lafayette. Applied to Mr. Macomb [he spells it "Macombe"] for the certificates he asked for, "and he kindly promised to write me himself and to obtain others from...

GLC02437.03396

to Henry Knox

Letter contains Wadsworth's reaction to Knox's analysis of Shays' Rebellion and includes Wadsworth's own ideas on the matter. Believes that despite the actions of the insurgents, they and their supporters would not vote for anyone "who have not the...

GLC02437.03409

to Henry Knox

Discusses the confrontation between Shays' insurgents and the government forces at Springfield. Mentions that three of Shays' supporters were killed. Reports the status of the commands of Generals [William] Shepard and [Benjamin] Lincoln. Attaches...

GLC02437.03431

to James Jarvis

Describes some land that he owns in Maine, including the timber grown there and the climate. Informs Jarvis that if he knows of "Gentlemen of adequate capitals disposed to purchase ..." to let them know that they can buy any amount from him, from...

GLC02437.03700

to Henry Knox

Asks Knox to examine a memorandum and offer his observations. Awaits Knox's instructions "in filling up the Interval of Time now before me..."

GLC02437.04014

to Henry Knox

Written in "Bloomingdale," possibly referring to a district of New York City in the Upper West Side. Jones writes, "His Excellency, the Late Commander in Chief (Whom I now presume may be Saluted President Elect of the New Federal Constitution)...

GLC02437.04041

to Thomas Jefferson and John Coffin Jones

Contains two letters written on the same date. In the first letter, written to Jefferson, Knox introduces John Coffin Jones "and his Lady." Commends the "honor" and "liberal Fortune" of Jones, a Boston merchant. On verso, Knox informs Jones that he...

GLC02437.04047