Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Hancock
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01562 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 2 September 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy
Written by Major General Knox to Massachusetts Governor Hancock. Says Colonels Putnam and Hull comprise a committee of the Massachusetts Line to request an explanation on the status of payment of half pay pensions to officers. Says they "have no doubt as to the substance but are anxious to learn the mode fixed." Says the decisions of other states has them worried, but that they still have faith in the good sense of Massachusetts's leaders. Tells Hancock that the war's end will bring home men of the "highest degree of honor and integrity."
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