Newburgh Letters
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The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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series of political writings → |
| addressesIssue |
arrears of pay for officers
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commutation of half-pay pensions → treatment of officers by the Continental Congress → |
| archivalStatus |
preserved in collections of Revolutionary War documents
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| associatedWithEvent |
Newburgh Conspiracy
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| associatedWithGovernmentBody |
Continental Congress
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| author |
John Armstrong Jr.
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| authorshipStatusAtTime |
anonymous
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| distributionMethod |
circulated among officers at Newburgh cantonment
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| effect |
helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy
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stirred discontent among Continental Army officers → |
| fieldOfStudy |
American Revolutionary history
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military history of the United States → political history of the early United States → |
| genre |
anonymous letter
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political pamphlet → |
| historicalPeriod |
late 18th century
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| historicalSignificance |
important example of officer unrest in the Continental Army
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key source for understanding the Newburgh Conspiracy → |
| influenced |
sentiment in the officer corps
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| influencedBy |
financial distress of Continental Army officers
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| intendedAudience |
Continental Army officers
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| language |
English
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| laterAttributedTo |
John Armstrong Jr.
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| locationContext |
Newburgh, New York
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| medium |
printed circular letters
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| politicalContext |
post-war financial crisis of the United States
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| politicalStance |
critical of Congress's failure to meet financial obligations
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| primaryTheme |
civil-military relations
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military discontent → officers' grievances over pay → |
| publicationYear |
1783
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| relatedEvent |
George Washington's Newburgh speech
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Newburgh Address → |
| relatedToOrganization |
Continental Army
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| relatedToPerson |
George Washington
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| relatedToPlace |
Newburgh army cantonment
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| subjectMatter |
loyalty of officers to the republican cause
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potential military pressure on civil authority → |
| timeContext |
final months of the Continental Army's encampment at Newburgh
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| writtenDuring |
American Revolutionary War
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| writtenNearEndOf |
American Revolutionary War
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Newburgh, New York
("Newburgh Conspiracy context during the American Revolutionary War vicinity")
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hasHistoricEvent |
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John Armstrong Jr.
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