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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01542 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0045] August 1782 |
| Title | Copy of a letter from Robert Morris to Benjamin Lincoln concerning funds for replacing shells |
| Date | 27 August 1782 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Marked "copy." Written from the "Office of Finance." Addressee inferred because letter is addressed to "Secretary at War," a post occupied in 1782 by Benjamin Lincoln. Writes, "I have received your letter of the nineteenth of August, and would have answered it more speedily could I have answered it satisfactorily. I must now inform you that I cannot undertake to pay the sums you mention for the purchase of shells without diverting money from services which are indispensable. Many such services are now suffering." Written in the hand of William Jackson, Lincoln's assistant. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Finance Continental Army Ammunition Artillery |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Benjamin Lincoln to Henry Knox about military repairs and administration |