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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10122 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0060] 1-15 July 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Colonel Trumbull or [David] Humphreys regarding discharge forms for two soldiers |
| Date | 14 July 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Trumbull, Colonel Humphreys, David |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Knox, Commander of West Point, directs his letter to Trumbull "or" Humphreys. Discusses information pertaining to the two men who deliver this letter (Knox does not include these soldiers' names). The men were sent to the Springfield [Massachusetts] Laboratory to serve under Captain Lieutenant John Bryant. Knox requests blank discharge forms to be sent to Captain Bryant. Knox will in turn urge Bryant to settle the men's' accounts with the paymaster. See GLC02437.10123 for a related document. |
| Subjects | Artillery Soldier's Pay Revolutionary War Military History Revolutionary War General Continental Army |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Humphreys, David (1752-1818) |
| 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 Henry Knox to John Bryant regarding leave for two soldiers |