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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00899 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0026] February 1781 |
Title | Richard Peters to Henry Knox responding to his previous letter |
Date | 21 February 1781 |
Author | Peters, Richard (1744-1828) |
Additional authors | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Responds to Knox's previously written letter to the War Office on 13 February 1781 (see GLC02437.0887). Discusses the status and new command of troops. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Continental Congress Congress |
People | Peters, Richard (1744-1828) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Place written | New Windsor, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Additional Information | Peters was the Secretary of the Board of War. The position later became Commissioner of the Board of War. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
Related documents | Note to the Board of War about soldiers' term of service |
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