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.

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instanceOf historical document ⓘ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

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John Armstrong Jr. → notableWork → Newburgh Letters ⓘ
subject linked to: John Armstrong
Newburgh, New York → hasHistoricEvent → Newburgh Conspiracy context during the American Revolutionary War vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Newburgh Letters
Newburgh army cantonment → significantEvent → Newburgh Letters ⓘ