Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Captain Mitchell

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GLC#
GLC02437.01017-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 July 1781
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Captain Mitchell
Place Written
New Windsor, New York
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 16.9 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Instructs Mitchell, Deputy Quartermaster General at Newburgh, New York, to expect stores arriving from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Orders Mitchell to forward the stores by ship to West Point, allowing the ships containing powder to remain at anchor in the Hudson near West Point, just above the chain (that crossed the Hudson). Written by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Signed by Shaw for Knox. Contains two dockets. One states, "Elias Woodhull."

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