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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.00416
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0014] July-August 1776
Title	John Adams to Henry Knox about Congress and cannons
Date	13 August 1776
Author	Adams, John (1735-1826)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Responds to Knox's letter (see GLC02437.00403) to tell him that he did not meet with the founder making the cannons Knox wrote about, but another member of the Continental Congress did. Reports that the congress is also making efforts to mine copper in New Jersey. Discusses the possibility of sending Knox some information about five ships, probably seized vessels. Agrees that Massachusetts should supply the army with more officers, since they supply so many soldiers. Adams continues to discuss the need to promote Massachusetts officers and raises additional artillery concerns in a letter to Henry Knox, dated 25 August 1776 (GLC02437.00424).
Subjects	Navy Privateering President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Industry Artillery Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Mining
People	Adams, John (1735-1826) Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Place written	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme	The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Related documents	Letter from Henry Knox to John Adams about founding cannon and mining Letter from Henry Knox to John Adams about obtaining materials for artillery production and recruitment [copy] Letter from John Adams to Henry Knox about materials for making cannon
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF Philadelphia, August 13. 1776 Dear Sir Yours of July 29, I duly received - But had not the Pleasure of Seeing Mr. Byers, the Cannon Founder. - Mr. Paine who is upon the Cannon Committee, I suppose has attended to him. He informs me that the Committee of which he is one are taking Measures to procure Copper as well as Sulphur to be made in New Jersey. I have obtained from a Gentleman here, very particular Directions concerning Fine ships and Rafts, and Receipts for all the Compositions. They are long, and will be some trouble to transcribe: But if the Business lies within your Department, and you have any Curiosity to see it, I will send it you. I am very much chagrined that the Massachusetts has not its Proportion of General officers. I wish I was better acquainted with the Persons and Characters of the Colonells from that State. It will never do, for the Massachusetts to furnish so many Men, and have so few Generals while so many other States furnish so few Men and have so many Generals. I am, Sir your humble Servant John Adams Coll Knox.

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