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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01209 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | Reply from the Board of War and Ordnance to Henry Knox's request for artillery supplies |
| Date | 6 October 1781 |
| Author | Peters, Richard (1744-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Responds to Knox's request for armaments with assurances that the Board of War and Ordnance is working expeditiously to fulfill his request. Explains the recent activities of Samuel Hodgdon, the commissary general of military stores appointed by the Board. Knox needed the ordnance for the siege of Yorktown. Peters was the Secretary of the Board of War and Ordnance. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Continental Congress Congress Battle |
| People | Peters, Richard (1744-1828) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Request for more shot and shells from Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance Orders from Richard Peters to Samuel Hodgson demanding military supplies for Henry Knox |
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