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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01145 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0032] August 1781 |
| Title | Sebastian Bauman to Samuel Shaw on Bauman's transfer and leave |
| Date | 20 August 1781 |
| Author | Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) |
| Recipient | Shaw, Samuel |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | An angry letter written by Major Bauman, commander of artillery at West Point, to Major Shaw, aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Henry Knox. Says "You will please to inform the general that it is moral[ly] impossible for me to join the party at New Windsor to morrow, agreeable to the promptery orders I Received, Except it is meant to destroy me, and what little I have left in this ungrateful Service." In an earlier letter, Knox gave permission to Bauman to take a few days to deal with family matters, and this letter seems to be a backlash against the revoking of that permission. Bauman says he needs time to bring "my property into a manner of security." Says he only planned to be away 8 days and that he has not been absent from West Point since his family moved from there. Says he cannot comply with orders because of a situation that "requires my care, and stay, untill Thursday next, without matters are so pressing, that I must sacrifice all." Written in response to GLC02437.01146. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Revolutionary War Military History Artillery Continental Army Revolutionary War General West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Wall Kill, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Samuel Shaw to Sebastian Bauman regarding a meeting between Henry Knox and Bauman |