Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02823 Author/Creator: Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 8 December 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 23.4 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy
Reports to Knox that the men at West Point are restless, unhappy and having a difficult time. They are having trouble obtaining subsistence since "the Contractors will not trust them," and are "badly cloathed, many without blankets, they have not [been] shewn what they are intitled to ... " Also asks Knox for advice on how to dispense duties for the brevet officers.
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