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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01108 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0032] August 1781 |
| Title | Response from Henry Knox to Andrew Moodie about the situation at Fort Herkimer |
| Date | 1 August 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Moodie, Andrew |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Replies to a letter from Captain Moodie (GLC02437.01107): "I am much pain'd at the disagreeable state of things at Fort Herkimer and sincerely wish it was in my power to remedy these." Refers to an order for thread and paper (possibly used in musket cartridges) requested by Moodie. Adds that Mr. [Brewster] will inform him "of the recruits so long expected from Capt. Mathias." Written at Phillipsburg (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Supplies Artillery Ammunition Continental Army Recruitment |
| People | Moodie, Andrew (fl. 1781-1787) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Sleepy Hollow, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Native Americans |
| 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 Andrew Moodie to Henry Knox about weaknesses at Fort Herkimer |