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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00938 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0028] April 1781 |
| Title | Joseph Carleton as Secretary of the Board of War to Henry Knox about artillery redeployment |
| Date | 17 April 1781 |
| Author | Carleton, Joseph (1754-1812) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Carleton signs as Secretary of the Board of War. The Board has agreed to Knox's request to send artillery from the Marquis de Lafayette's detachment to the south. "...the Board are of opinion... all that can in the present situation of the Ordnance department, be conveniently spared for the Southern Service." |
| Subjects | France Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Carleton, Joseph (1754-1812) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |