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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00746 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0020] January-May 1779 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Knox discussing the management of an estate |
| Date | 13 January 1779 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Address leaf has been cut out. Discusses the management of an estate, possibly his own, noting his satisfaction that William chose Joseph Peirce as agent. Requests William to procure black cloth from the State Store of Massachusetts to make coats for himself and his aide-de-camp, Samuel Shaw. Also requests fabric for waistcoats. Remarks: "We are both naked- therefore I pray you cloath us... I mean this on supposition that you get [the cloth] at the same price that the other officers have gotten it... I could not procure these actual articles under a small fortune here and yet they are absolutely necessary." Requests uniform buttons. Reports that the "Miss Winslows" have not arrived. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Finance Textile Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms Women's History Military History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | Pluckemin, New Jersey |
| 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 |