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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03198 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0076] September-December 1785 |
| Title | Jedediah Huntington to Henry Knox asking for some field artillery |
| Date | 20 September 1785 |
| Author | Huntington, Jedediah (1743-1818) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes, "I am urged by the Officers of an Artillery Company in this Town, to sollicit you for a Couple of light field Pieces for their use, of which they promise to take the best care and be responsible for their good Condition & safe return whenever requested. If it is consistant with your system, I wish to gratify a Company of young ambitious fellows - I told them there was but one Inducement you have to indulge them and that was a Desire of fostering a necessary Branch of military Knowledge which is likely in this Country to decay faster than any other. Mrs H joins me in affectionate remembrances to you, Mrs. Knox, & the children we know." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Militia Artillery Education |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Huntington, Jedediah (1743-1818) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Norwich, Connecticut |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Industry; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |