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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02021 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0056] 16-31 March 1783 |
| Title | Orders for George Fleming from Henry Knox |
| Date | 23 March 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Fleming, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses orders for Captain Fleming for posts at Verplanck's Point and Kings Ferry. Wishes Fleming to replace Captain Fenno, take stock of all of the ordnance and stores, and take their posts a half hour before daylight. States that "[a]lthough you are not exactly the commanding officer yet as you are in the advanced post of great importance to the public ... " |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Artillery Continental Army Ammunition Military Supplies |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Fleming, George (1748-1822) Fenno, Ephraim (fl. 1776-1784) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| 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 Ephraim Fenno to Henry Knox on the subject of missing powder |