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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03374 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
Title | Stephen Bruce to Henry Knox about a supply contract |
Date | 13 December 1786 |
Author | Bruce, Stephen (fl. 1786-1801) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document; Business and financial document |
Content Description | Bruce, apparently a merchant, writes to Knox to discuss a contract for supplying the troops in the Boston area. Has been working with General [Henry] Jackson and Colonel [Benjamin] Hichborn, providing them with necessary supplies. Includes terms for a potential contract to work as an official supplier. |
Subjects | Military History Military Supplies Revolutionary War General Merchants and Trade Commerce Sutler Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Government and Civics |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bruce, Stephen (fl. 1786-1801) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) |
Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |