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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09912 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0018] September-December 1777 |
| Title | Reasons for Springfield being preferable to Brookfield as a place proper to have Magazines Laboratories &c. |
| Date | 1777 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Both towns are in Massachusetts, but Springfield is near the Connecticut River and other waterways, making it, according to the author, a more suitable place for a magazine. Date previously inferred, written in pencil. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Artillery Ammunition Building Construction |
| 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 |