Eustis, William, 1753-1825 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.04479

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GLC#
GLC02437.04479-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 23, 1790
Author/Creator
Eustis, William, 1753-1825
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Discusses pensioners of the Revolution, especially the fact that he feels that "this State has judged her citizens so grudgingly & so exclusively that she has not her just number & those who are pensioned do not receive enough." Also states that many soldiers were cut off from their pensions, leaving especially those who have been disabled from the war, without a means of support. Asks Knox for his help in supporting this cause. Mentions the Waldo patent, saying without fully understanding the subject he does believe the settlers pose any danger to the heirs of the patent.

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