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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01028 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
| Title | Reply from Hugh Hughes to Henry Knox |
| Date | 7 July 1781 |
| Author | Hughes, Hugh (d. 1804) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hughes, Deputy Quartermaster General at Fishkill, responds to a letter from Knox regarding moving the artillery park (GLC02437.01027). Discusses the upcoming campaign Colonel Timothy Pickering, Quartermaster General, and Henry Knox. Writes, "... my Situation is truly disagreeable, as I have neither been furnished with Orders, nor Means to answer your Demands." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Supplies Continental Army Artillery |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hughes, Hugh (d. 1804) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Place written | Fishkill, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Knox was making preparations for the proposed recapture of New York from the British. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Hugh Hughes ordering move of artillery park |