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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01508 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0044] July 1782 |
| Title | David Humphreys to Henry Knox concerning an order for ammunition and flints |
| Date | 31 July 1782 |
| Author | Humphreys, David (1752-1818) |
| Additional authors | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written from Head Quarters. Humphreys writes, "His Excellency [George Washington] desires you will please to order Ammunition & Flints to be issue to the remainder of Col. Weissenfel's [probably Frederick Weisenfels, Lieutenant-Colonel New York Levies] Regt of Levies of the State of New York, for which order the Quarter Mastr now awaits upon you." Below the note and his signature, Knox notes an order to Mr. [John] Ruddock, Commissary at Fishkill, of four thousand eight hundred musket cartridges. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army President Ammunition Weaponry Military Supplies Recruitment |
| People | Humphreys, David (1752-1818) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Weisenfels, Frederick, (d. 1806) Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |