Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02639 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Rocky Hill, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 October 1783 Pagination: 4 p. ; 22.8 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses the issue of ordnance allowance at West Point, which General George Washington supports, but does not think advisable to proceed without talking it over with the Secretary of War, General Benjamin Lincoln. Mentions the decision to have Congress' permanent residence be "on the Delaware, about two miles below Trenton. The temporary residence is to be fixed on this day, which is expected to be either at Annapolis or Wilmington." Informs Knox also, that Lincoln is resigning from his position as Secretary of War and recommended Knox to be his successor.
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