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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03512 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Jeremiah Wadsworth to Henry Knox about gunpowder purchases |
| Date | 4 April 1787 |
| Author | Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox of damaged gunpowder sold from the magazine at West Point for $60 per ton. Because the price was so low, he thought Knox might not be aware of the sale. Will make inquiries if there was wrong doing involved. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. Marked private on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Military Supplies Ammunition West Point (US Military Academy) Finance Forgery and Fraud Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Jeremiah Wadsworth thanking him for the salmon and discussing Congress and the army |