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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01596 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | John Ruddock to Henry Knox discussing a recent effort to acquire Borax |
| Date | 11 September 1782 |
| Author | Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) |
| Recipient | Ruddock, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses a recent efforts to acquire Borax. Declares that he will replace what he has gathered as soon as a Doctor Langhorne returns from Philadelphia with a new supply. States that if he is unable to pay him with money, he will try to trade for them with musket cartridges. Also mentions that a Doctor [possibly Charles] McKnight provided all he had. "Public service" written on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Military Supplies Finance Ammunition Artillery |
| People | Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) McKnight, Charles (1750-1791) |
| Place written | Fishkill, 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 |
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