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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01457 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0043] June 1782 |
| Title | John Lamb to Henry Knox on artillery and ammunition |
| Date | 19 June 1782 |
| Author | Lamb, John (1735-1800) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes that he has, pursuant to Knox's instructions, sent Captain [William] Stevens to Secretary at War [Benjamin] Lincoln with a section of a howitzer shell and a request that Lincoln order Mr. [John Jacob] Faesch to produce the number of shells Knox requested. Lamb also asked General Lincoln to give Captain Stevens an order to the Financier for enough money to "defray his expences," but Lincoln said he did not need to go to the Financier until the shells were cast. Also relates that Captain Patten mentioned a machine in Springfield "for cutting Elevating-Screws" and asks Knox to order some for the French howitzers and have them sent from there to Fishkill. Asks Knox to send his regards to Mrs. Knox and to Samuel Shaw. A note appears under the address that reads "Favor'd, per Capt. Lt. Thompson," presumably denoting that Thompson delivered the letter. "On public service" written on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Industry Finance Science and Technology |
| People | Lamb, John (1735-1800) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) Stevens, William (1750-1801) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Patten, Thomas (ca. 1738-1805) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | Burlington, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The "Financier" to which Lamb refers might be Robert Morris, the Philadelphia merchant and banker who was Superintendent of Finance from 1781-1784. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Benjamin Lincoln to Henry Knox about the shells required for the howitzers |