Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to the Board of War and Ordnance
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00928 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 30 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy
Argues that a small group of artificers attached to the Park of Artillery have served since the beginning of the campaign of 1777 and "are duly entitled to have the depreciation of their pay made good... the very good character these troops sustain make it a matter of some regret that they are not better provided for..." Encloses a [report] on "the state of the drums and fifes..." (see GLC02437.00900.)
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