Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to the Board of War and Ordnance
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00962 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 3 June 1781 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 23 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
In Samuel Shaw's hand, and signed by Shaw for Knox. "I have received instructions from His Excellency the Commander in Chief to make application to your honorable board for the Ordnance in operation against New York, agreeably to the estimate before given." Discusses preparation for the operation in detail, including requests to individual states for loans (of money and weapons, such as cannons). Asks for items such as wine, quickmatch, pitch, and turpentine. Closes by stating, "His Excellency the General directed me to have everything in readiness upon the spot to commence his operation by the first of next month." Encloses lists of articles to be transported from Philadelphia, Springfield [Massachusetts], Providence [Rhode Island], and Boston, Massachusetts (refer to GLC02437.00960, GLC02437.00961, and GLC02437.00963).
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