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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01334 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0038] January 1782 |
| Title | Thomas Jones to Henry Knox about the transport of military stores |
| Date | 14 January 1782 |
| Author | Jones, Thomas (fl. 1777-1782) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Encloses (not present) a return of military stores for the stores that have been transported from York to Manchester, Virginia. Relates that two sloop-loads of stores are still in York, but that they are working to obtain those and deliver them to Captain Nathaniel Irish, the Deputy Commissary General of Military Stores, who was recently sent from Philadelphia by the Board of War. Declares that Colonel Edward Carrington has been essential to the accomplishing of the task. Begs his assistance in obtaining money to finish the transport and obtain supplies. Asks if Knox will write to General Benjamin Lincoln, who is "totally unacquainted with me & my situation." Will be happy to receive any further commands. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Military Supplies Continental Army Artillery Transportation Finance |
| People | Jones, Thomas (fl. 1777-1782) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Carrington, Edward (1749-1810) Irish, Nathaniel (ca. 1737-1816) |
| Place written | Manchester, Virginia |
| 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 |