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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03978 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Henry Burbeck about buying old cannon |
| Date | 29 August 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Burbeck, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Informs Captain Burbeck, commander at West Point, that Noah Hall, the bearer of this note, hopes to purchase "some of the old unserviceable iron cannon at West Point." Instructs Burbeck to sell Hall fifteen tons of the cannon at fourteen dollars per ton. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Artillery Commerce Merchants and Trade Finance West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Burbeck, Henry (1754-1848) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; 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 |