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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01551 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0045] August 1782 |
| Title | Edward Hand to Henry Knox requesting troops |
| Date | 30 August 1782 |
| Author | Hand, Edward (1744-1802) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written from "Orderly Office." Writes, "Major Mannand of the Corps of Engineers has this minute applied to me for five men to go to wappings creek for a Batteau, which is to transport the Baggage of the Engineers from the Neighborhood of Fishkill Landing to West Point the application comes too late to be complied with from the Troops ordered to March tomorrow. I have therefore taken the Liberty to refer him to you not doubting but you will as soon as convenient order him a party from the garrison under your Command." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Transportation Artillery West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Hand, Edward (1744-1802) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| 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 |
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