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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01034 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
| Title | Instructions from Henry Knox to Captain Howe |
| Date | 11 July 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Howe, Captain |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Instructs Howe regarding the transport of stores and cannon from Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island to West Point, New York. Howe is to instruct the officers in charge of sending the stores in case they do not receive Knox's orders. The stores are to be shipped on the Hudson to West Point, and kept afloat in vessels above the chain. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (near present-day Tarrytown). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Military Supplies West Point (US Military Academy) Transportation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | 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 |