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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02175 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0059] June 1783 |
| Title | John Crane to Henry Knox about soldiers' continuing service after the war [duplicate] |
| Date | 22 June 1783 |
| Author | Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| Additional authors | Burbeck, Henry (1754-1848) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Duplicate of GLC02437.02174. Discusses orders for officers to hand in returns in a timely manner concerning the "number of Officers ... and privates who will remain in service from the different corps at this post ... " Explains the return was created before all of the officers choosing to remain in service were accounted for, and since there were more officers who chose to stay than were expected, he needs to issue a new return. Had asked the officers to decide among themselves who would remain since "I do not think that I can with propriety derange any officer without his consent. If Capt. [Winthrop] Sergeant can agree with any one of the Captains to exchange[,] I will with pleasure make a new return." Noted as a copy and includes a return on the verso, listing the men by name and rank. Signed in a secretarial hand by Captain Henry Burbeck. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Muster Rolls and Returns |
| People | Crane, John (1744-1805) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Burbeck, Henry (1754-1848) Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Place written | West Point, 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from John Crane to Henry Knox about soldiers' continuing service after the war |