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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01556 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Lewis Nicola concerning Nicola's accommodation |
| Date | 1 September 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Nicola, Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written and signed in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Writes, "As soon as all the stores can be removed the waggons necessary to transport the remaining part of your regiment procured, you will direct it to repair immediately to the Post, I shall be happy if suitable accommodations can be provided, so as to render the situation of yourself and family agreeable while they may remain here. In the mean time, you have my permission to continue at Fishkill, agreeable to your request, until the purposes on which it is founded are accomplished." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Transportation |
| People | Nicola, Lewis (1717-1807) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |