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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01971 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0055] 1-15 March 1783 |
Title | Daniel Parker to Henry Knox reporting on the sale of alcohol to troops and subsequent disorder |
Date | 2 March 1783 |
Author | Parker, Daniel (fl. 1781-1791) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Informs Knox that they have "received information that Liquors have been sold to the Troops in the Garrison of W'Point, by our agents, in such manner as tends to the Disorder of that Garrison ... " States that they will attend to the matter and give orders to strictly attend to the regulations of the garrison. Noted as written at the Contractor's Office. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Alcohol Military Provisions Sutler Commerce Merchants and Trade |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Parker, Daniel (fl. 1781-1791) |
Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |