John Crane to Henry Knox reporting his arrival at West Point - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.01062
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781
Title	John Crane to Henry Knox reporting his arrival at West Point
Date	20 July 1781
Author	Crane, John (1744-1805)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Military document; Correspondence
Content Description	Colonel Crane reports his arrival at New Windsor the previous evening with ordnance and stores. Discusses cannon, cartridges, powder, and other items.
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition
People	Crane, John (1744-1805) Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Place written	New Windsor, 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
Transcript	Show/hide [Excerpt:] ...there was no suspicion of there [sic] not being proved when I sent them from boston, after they were gone the gunner of the Alliance informed me that he splitt one nine pounder out of Eight in moving them...