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Autograph letter signed

to James Byers

February 26, 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Discusses the casting of more artillery and the establishment of a system of ordnance for the United States as a whole.

GLC02437.01957
GLC02437.01917
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Autograph letter signed

to Henry Knox

February 13, 1783

Byers, James, fl. 1767-1784

Discusses the casting of new artillery, namely howitzers.

GLC02437.01917
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Joseph Cranch

4 November 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Makes arrangements with Cranch about a financial transaction. Cranch, and Mr. [James] Byers, who is also mentioned in this document, are munitions manufacturers. See GLC02437.03291 for a related document.

GLC02437.03324
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to James Byers

January 31, 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

General Knox, commanding at West Point, writes to Byers, who operated a foundry in Springfield, Massachusetts. Encloses a letter from the "Minister of War," referring to Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary of War. Indicates that Lincoln ordered Byers to...

GLC02437.10089
GLC02437.03037
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Manuscript letter

to James Byers

4 August 1784

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

Morris, Superintendent of Finance, discusses Byers's relinquishment of a contract with Congress to cast brass and ordnance (refer to GLC02437.03044). Writes, "I am sorry that your services have not been better rewarded, and lamented at the time that...

GLC02437.03037

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