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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01432 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0042] May 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln about provisions at West Point |
| Date | 29 May 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Later copy. Written by Major General Knox to Secretary of War Lincoln. Arrived in Newburgh three days earlier. Was at West Point "with the officers of the Army and find them generally much discontented." Says the problems revolve around the issuing of provisions. Says "Tomorrow it is proposed to celebrate with a good deal of taste & some pomp, the birth of the dauphin. I am sorry we shall have such a bad sauce to the feast, as the late unfortunate event in the West Indies" (the French fleet under de Grasse was defeated by British Admiral Rodney on 12 April off the coast of Dominica). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General West Point (US Military Academy) Military History Military Provisions Continental Army Holidays and Celebrations France Global History and Civics Navy Battle Caribbean |
| Place written | Newburgh, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |