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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01081 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
Title | Note from Henry Knox to John Ruddock about stores |
Date | 25 July 1781 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
Recipient | Ruddock, John |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Written by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Initialized for Knox by Shaw. Contains two notes, the first informs Ruddock that Freeman Lincoln brought eight teams and military stores from Providence, Rhode Island. In the second note, Knox instructs Ruddock, deputy commissary of military stores at Fishkill, to inspect the stores, which have been sent to Philipsburgh by mistake. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow). |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Military Supplies Transportation |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) Lincoln, Freeman (fl. 1781) |
Place written | Sleepy Hollow, 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 |