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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.01631
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822
Title	William Alexander to Henry Knox about the shipping of cannon
Date	28 September 1782
Author	Alexander, William, Lord Stirling (1726-1783)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Military document; Correspondence
Content Description	Signs as Lord "Stirling." Writes that the laboratory and the old iron cannon has been shipped, by sloop, from Albany to West Point. Mentions that he had expected the military stores to be shipped also, but the Deputy Quartermaster has "disappointed" him in the amount of sloops available for shipping. Has not heard whether anything else was meant to be shipped from Albany, and had expected to get more information from Knox. Writes, "Inclosed is a Return of the Military Stores ready to be sent, and another of some QMG's Stores which I have directed to be ready, as I am sure they will be of much more use at West point than at this place. Burgoine's Waggons must go down their wheels are excellent, especially for the New England ox teams, wherefore they had best be sent to fishkill landing, the bodies are most excellent work and will do for Jersey or Pensilvania Teams." Asks Knox to write him with news of "any thing extraordinary, we get nothing here that can be depended on." Sends his regards to Mrs. Knox and the rest of Knox's family. GLC02437.01630 was originally enclosed.
Subjects	Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Building Construction Artillery Weaponry Transportation Military Supplies Battle of Saratoga Convention Battle
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Alexander, William, Lord Stirling (1726-1783) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Burgoyne, John (1722-1792)
Place written	Albany, New York
Theme	The American Revolution; 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	Return of four sloops and cargoes sent to West Point
Transcript	Show/hide [partial] [draft] This being apart of the world from which there is nothing to communicate, I have hitherto only covered the memorandum's of the [Lumber] of the Laboratory; the whole of that building is now Shiped and gone from hence, with all the old Iron Cannon. The Military Stores would also have been Shiped before this time, had not the D Q M disappointed me in Sloopes, after assuring me he had them ready at a moment's warning, he has kept 100 fatigue men [illegible] since Monday morning. I have not yet been informed wether any other buildings are to be sent from hence to West point, as I have not had a line from any person on this Subject. I understood I was to receive my information from you and the QMG. Inclosed is a Return of the Military Stores ready to be sent, and another of some QMG's Stores which I have directed to be ready, as I am sure they will be of much more use at West point than at this place. Burgoine's Waggons must go down their wheels are excellent, especially for the New England ox teams, wherefore they had best be sent to fishkill landing, the bodies are most excellent work and will do for Jersey or Pensilvania Teams. I must beg the favor of you to write me a few lines whenever there is any thing extraordinary, we get nothing here that can be depended on.

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