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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01640 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0047] October 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Timothy Pickering about barrack construction |
| Date | 4 October 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that time is passing and he does not have any new artificers to help construct the new barracks to house the infantry. Colonel [John] Crane's party is stationed in the woods, and will want teams (he may be referring to oxen) to "begin to draw the timber to the water side tomorrow or next day." Major Villefranche also will want teams to draw timber for the barracks on Constitution Island. Expects all of the hauling of timber to occupy twelve teams, and would like to know when and where the teams are gathering. |
| Subjects | France Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Military History West Point (US Military Academy) Infantry Building Construction Transportation Military Supplies Military Uniforms Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, Chevalier de (1747-1784) Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| 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 |