to the Board of War and Ordnance

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to the Board of War and Ordnance

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GLC#
GLC02437.00962-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
3 June 1781
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to the Board of War and Ordnance
Place Written
New Windsor, New York
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.9 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

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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