Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02359 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 August 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33.3 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Major General Knox to Secretary of War Lincoln. References Lincoln's letter of 22 July. Says he would like to know why his request for compensation was denied, especially the part that relates to his command of West Point. Says his successors all received the pay of a major general and that his expenses have not been greater than any of them. Reports that Captain Patten of the artillery artificers is anxious to have a decision on his communication with Lincoln and will meet with him for that purpose. Says that Patten and his officers are entitled as much as any who have served in the army. Believes there will not be a meeting of the Massachusetts branch of the Society of the Cincinnati until the winter and says Lincoln does not need to attend it. Asks what the delay was in sending the definitive treaty.
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