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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10019 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0026] February 1781 |
| Title | Return of ordnance stores at Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh |
| Date | 18 February 1781 |
| Author | Craig, Isaac (ca. 1742-1826) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by I. Craig, Captain of Artillery to Henry Knox, Brigadier General of Artillery. Lists stores of shells, powder, cartridges, muskets, rifles, swords, etc. Note on verso of last fold states the return differs from the last (GLC02437.10018) due to a fire that broke out in the barracks making it necessary to remove the ordnance stores. States that "in the confusion some small loss was sustained." Fort McIntosh became the town of Beaver, Pennsylvania. Fort McIntosh was in Ohio. Document is one long narrow sheet folded six times. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Muster Rolls and Returns Artillery Ammunition Frontiers and Exploration Firefighting |
| People | Craig, Isaac (ca. 1742-1826) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Return of Ordnance Stores at Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh |