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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01018 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
Title | Orders from Henry Knox to Thomas Patten |
Date | 5 July 1781 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
Recipient | Patten, Thomas |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Gives Captain Patten orders regarding his company of artillery artificers, mortar beds, the artillery park, garrison carriages, and other details. Instructs that the artillery park should join the army. Post script, docket, and Knox's copied signature are written by Samuel Shaw. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Artisans Transportation |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
Place written | New Windsor, 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 |