Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04015 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 October 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.9 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses military matters, possibly related to gathering troops to march to Fort Pitt. Remarks, "Lt. Pratt went of [sic] with a heavy Heart he hoped to have seen you- he has been very industrious & indefatigable-" (Pratt was gathering men to march to Fort Pitt and was disappointed in his own pay and the lack of pay granted to some of his men; refer to GLC02437.04013).
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