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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Edward Hand

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01577 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33.1 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Inquires about several corps, guards and fatigue parties to be used in the movement of powder from Fishkill to a temporary magazine at Constitution Island. Includes guards under Major Villefranche and Captain Buchanan.

[draft]
Westpoint 5th Sept.r 1782.
Dear Sir
I have received your favor of yesterday, requesting that the officer from the 2d Connecticut regiment maybe permitted to collect and bring with him to camp the [illegible] guards and fatigues from that regiment [struck: from that regiment] still remaining at [struck: at West Point] and in the vicinity of West Point. All the Guards which had been reported to me from that line, on [struck: West Point] [inserted: West point Constitution Island & Newbury] and the [strikeout] were released in consequence of your former request. The fatigue parties [inserted: on the front] under Major Villefranche and Captain Buchannan will be relieved, - But you know too well the strength of the Garrison to suppose that it is possible to relieve the other guards and fatigue parties specified by Colonel Swift. - The detail of the Guards and appropriations of the Corps here, and [struck: those requested] [inserted: the parties & guards requested to be relieved] by Colonel Swift are enclosed. I am not ambitious of a [inserted: large] command, [struck: are] apprehensive of our enemy or unwilling to obey orders, but it is impossible to send reliefs to the places where Colonel Swift now has the guards. If however the Commander in Chief shall please, and will direct it specially I cannot have [the least] objecting of [struck: possibility of that [2] obliging & of dividing] [inserted: subdividing] the tenth regiment the only whole corps here and sending them to the respective places [strikeout] which the [Connecticut] m[textloss] now guard. - [inserted and struck: In] [inserted: and] in the present, Influence I shall not consider myself responsible for any evil which may arise in consequence of these [strikeout] [inserted: guards] withdrawn
I am Dear Sir Your Hble Serv
HKnox -
Genl Hand A. - Gen.l -

Hand, Edward, 1744-1802
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de, 1747-1784

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