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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09684 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0055] 1-15 March 1783 |
| Title | John Crane to Henry Knox about putrefied beef |
| Date | 11 March 1783 |
| Author | Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| Additional authors | Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Consists of two letters written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp. In the first, which composes the top half of the page, Colonel Crane and Lieutenant Colonel Stevens inform Major General Knox that upon inspection, a quantity of salted beef in the contractor's store has been found "unmerchantable and unfit for use." The bottom half of the page consists of a letter from Knox to [Daniel] Parker and [William] Duer. Knox informs them that the beef is putrefied and "grows worse and worse, so that I have been obliged to order the inspection." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Merchants and Trade West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Crane, John (1744-1805) Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |