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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01137 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0032] August 1781 |
Title | Henry Knox to Richard Peters discussing ordnance and stores |
Date | 17 August 1781 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Recipient | Peters, Richard Board of War |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Knox writes to Peters, a member of the Congressional Board of War and Ordnance. Discusses gathering ordnance and stores for George Washington's proposed "Southern Operation." Written at Phillipsburg (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York). |
Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Artillery President Ammunition |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Peters, Richard (1744-1828) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Place written | Sleepy Hollow, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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