to Henry Knox

Washington, George, 1732-1799 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.09380

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GLC#
GLC02437.09380-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1782/09/17
Author/Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Consents to stopping work on the magazine and instead having the men work on the barracks. "I shall inform the Secretary at War, who seemed to have the completion of the Magazine much at heart, of the reasons which have hindered us from proceeding." Approves Knox's nomination of "Commissaries &c of Military stores." Written at "Head Quarters." Docketed in Knox's hand.

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