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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02803 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0069] November 1783 |
| Title | Oliver Delancey to Henry Knox about protecting public stores |
| Date | 26 November 1783 |
| Author | Delancey, Oliver (fl. 1776-1783) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | As Adjutant General to the British Army, Delancy writes to Knox telling him that "the publick stores left at the commmissarys storehouses in New York, should be protected untill [sic] proper persons could be sent to remove them .. " Delancey writes at the direction of Sir Guy Carleton. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Military Supplies Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Global History and Civics Loyalist |
| People | Delancey, Oliver (fl. 1776-1783) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Staten Island, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Delancey was a Loyalist from New York and founded the Delancey Light Brigade. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to [Oliver] Delancey about guarding stores |