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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01535 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0045] August 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Crane on the subject of troop movements |
| Date | 22 August 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Crane, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Directs Crane to send a specified amount and kind of arms and troops to the light infantry [at an unspecified location]. Declares that Crane may choose which men to send, but no more than twelve men may be attached to each piece of artillery. Will contact Colonel Timothy Pickering, the Quartermaster General, to make further arrangements. Also asks for his assistance in erecting buildings for ordnance stores at West Point, and asks that he direct Captain Sears and Captain Moody [Andrew Moodie]. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Military History Infantry Weaponry Building Construction West Point (US Military Academy) Artillery Ammunition |
| People | Crane, John (1744-1805) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Moodie, Andrew (fl. 1781-1787) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| 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 |