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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01941 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0054] 14-28 February 1783 |
Title | Note from William Strachan to Henry Knox complaining about poor quality beef provisions |
Date | 21 February 1783 |
Author | Strachan, William (1752-1798) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Discusses the condition of beef and states that "I think it not fit to be Issued to the Troops." |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Military Provisions Sutler Diet and Nutrition |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Strachan, William (1752-1798) |
Place written | West Point, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Additional Information | Strachan was a Regimental Quartermaster in the Continental Army and later a lieutenant of the Artillery. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |