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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01039 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
| Title | Orders from Henry Knox to John Crane regarding stores and cannon |
| Date | 11 July 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Crane, John |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Gives Crane orders regarding the transport of cannon and stores sent from Springfield, Massachusetts through Claverack, New York to be sent to New Windsor, New York, where Crane will soon arrive. Gives instructions to be passed on to Captain Thomas Seward if Seward is at Claverack, New York. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (near present-day Tarrytown). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Transportation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| Place written | 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 |