Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

GLC02437.02001

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GLC#
GLC02437.02001-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 12, 1783
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Benjamin Lincoln
Place Written
West Point, New York
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Later copy of GLC02437.02000. References the impatience of the officers on Congress's indecisiveness over half-pay. Mentions the Newburgh Address and the call for officers to meet. Washington asked for a postponement of that meeting until next Saturday.

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