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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01760 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 |
Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln about changing redoubt structure at West Point |
Date | 23 December 1782 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
Content Description | Writes that as he has been charged with being the commander of West Point, he must, with General George Washington, determine any changes or additions to West Point "as may tend to give it that solid strength which the nature of the service may require." Discusses some changes he would like made to the structure of the redoubts, which would require timber. To obtain the timber, he needs teams of oxen to pull it, and he is having trouble acquiring the timber and oxen. Asks Lincoln to empower the Quarter Master General to help him in his endeavor. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) President Fortification Military Supplies Transportation |
People | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
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 |
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