Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00379 Author/Creator: Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : address : free frank ; 20.2 x 16 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Knox that the British approach necessitates a change in location for casting brass cannons and indicates that an air furnace will be set up in Pennsylvania. Congress will still offer to employ Mr. Byers for the job if it can be done at a reasonable cost. Inquires if brass cannons can be cast without sea coal and expresses concerns about the weight of the cannons to be cast. Reports that Congress has written Byers a letter and urges Knox to send it to him and have him reply expeditiously. Mentions that Knox has new visitors and asks him to "treat them in a very polite manner," possibly a sarcastic reference to the British. Paine was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Boston, Massachusetts. Free frank signed by Paine.
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