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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01438 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0043] June 1782 |
| Title | John Lamb to Henry Knox about the bad condition of the howitzers and field pieces |
| Date | 4 June 1782 |
| Author | Lamb, John (1735-1800) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Relates that per Knox's instructions, he brought all the howitzers and field pieces to Burlington, and finds them in very bad shape. He is having them inspected and repaired immediately. Wrote to Colonel [Timothy] Pickering to ask him to obtain horses and wagons for moving the ordnance, but Pickering replied that he had no money and they would have to hire horses and wagons when they need them. Lamb "anticipate[s] the difficulties, we shall meet with, in transporting the ordnance, and stores." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Artillery Military History Transportation Finance Ammunition |
| People | Lamb, John (1735-1800) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Place written | Burlington, New Jersey |
| 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 |