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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03495 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Bryant regarding various military matters |
| Date | 18 April 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Bryant, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aid-de-camp. States he is sorry to hear that Captain Bryant's company is weak but says "it is out of my power to add to it, except by ordering such men of the artillery to it, who are unable to do field duty." Approves of Bryant sending samples of "fuzes, rockets and tubes" of Bryant's making. Asks Bryant to inform Colonel David Mason that Knox applied to Colonel Timothy Pickering for an order on the quarter master in Springfield. Bryant was a member of Colonel Mason's corps of Artillery artificers stationed at Springfield. "Public Service" written on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Artillery Invention Inventor Weaponry Military Supplies Ammunition Military History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bryant, John (1742-1816) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | New Windsor, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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