Howes, Lott, fl. 1783 [Petition to Henry Knox]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02235 Author/Creator: Howes, Lott, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 12 - 16 May 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 34 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy
Petition signed by four non-commissioned officers, and what appears to be ten privates (several of the privates used an "X" as their mark). This petition asks Knox for help in getting money due to them that they feel Lt. Col. Popkin did not handle as instructed. Popkin had been sent to Boston to collect the group's pay notes. When he was returning to West Point, he sold one at a discount of one third, and left the other three in Boston. These men claim he was not given authority to do that. A copy of this can be found at GLC02437.02219. Also see .02220, .02226, and .02236 for other documentation on this matter. For related documents, see GLC02437.02139, .02219, .02220, .02226, .02236, .02364, .10082, .10112, and .10117.
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