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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04023 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | John Stagg Jr. to Henry Knox with updates from the War Office |
| Date | 2 November 1788 |
| Author | Stagg, John, Jr. (1758-1803) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Stagg fills in for William Knox at the War Office (William was conducting War Office business in Henry's absence and is indisposed due to illness). Notes that William is too sick to answer correspondence. Reports that [John] Pratt, who was ordered to march with troops to Fort Pitt, will soon arrive in New York. Comments on transporting clothing to Fort Pitt. Notes that Pratt's men and the clothing will depart from New Brunswick. Relates that Knox's last quarter's salary was issued in paper money and has been given to his wife, Lucy. Says "There is no Congress yet; - very few members present - The president's time of service is expired." Assures Knox that he will ask [Philip] Audebert, War Office clerk, to attend to William, noting "some person, besides Cesar, should be there, whenever I am obliged, in the execution of the duties of the office, to be absent." |
| Subjects | African American History Revolutionary War General Health and Medical Military History Government and Civics Frontiers and Exploration Military Supplies Military Uniforms Clothing and Accessories Transportation Coins and Currency Finance Congress of the Confederation Congress African Americans in Government |
| People | Stagg, John, Jr. (1758-1803) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Audebert, Philip (fl. 1788-1796) Knox, William (1756-1795) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Pratt, John (1753-1824) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Caesar Lloyd Cummings (d. 1792), one of six civilian employees in the War Department, was a free black man. He worked as the department messenger. (At least one source indicates that Cummings had served there since the Board of War's creation in 1777.) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |