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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01937 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0054] 14-28 February 1783 |
| Title | Jean Baptiste Gouvion to Henry Knox asking for nails for a building |
| Date | 20 February 1783 |
| Author | Gouvion, Jean Baptiste (1747-1792) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Asks Knox to send him "about 25 pounds of ten penny nails" in order to complete General Louis Du Portail's quarters since he had asked Colonel Timothy Pickering about them but now is asking Knox "because I can't get anything from the quarter master." He apologizes for troubling him "about such a trifle" and sends his compliments to Lucy Knox. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army France Global History and Civics Military Supplies Building Construction Military Camp |
| People | Gouvion, Jean-Baptiste (1747-1792) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Du Portail, Louis Le Bègue de Presle (1743-1802) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Gouvion was a Major, and later Colonel, from France who volunteered as a part of the Engineer Corps in the Continental Army. Du Portail was a Brigadier General and later, Major General after Yorktown, also from France, who commanded the Engineer Corps. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |