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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01575 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Ruddock on the transportation of powder |
| Date | 4 September 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Ruddock, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Mentions that a temporary magazine on a redoubt on Constitution Island (near West Point, New York), which is being prepared to house the powder from Fishkill, will be ready in three to four days. Asks that the powder from Newburgh be recovered first. Requests that he appeal to Colonel [Hugh] Hughes [Deputy Quartermaster General for New York State] for teams to transport it. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Building Construction Artillery Ammunition Transportation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) |
| 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 Hugh Hughes on the transportation of powder |