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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01673 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0047] October 1782 |
| Title | News of the appointments to military stores to Benjamin Lincoln |
| Date | 18 October 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Lists the appointments to the department of military stores after it has been restructured by resolves of Congress of 3 September 1782. Writes: "In consequence of the aforegoing resolves of Congress, Major General Knox having appointed Richard Frothingham Esq - Field Commissary of Military Stores [,] Asa Copeland - Conductor [,] John Hoff - Clerk [,] for the Main Army [;] John Ruddock - Depy Commy [,] John Banks - Conductor [,] William Herrick - Clerk [,] for West Point [and] Matthew Parvin - Conductor at Fort Pitt. The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve the above appointments." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Congress Congress Continental Army Military History Military Supplies President West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Frothingham, Richard (1748-1819) Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| 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 |