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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.01607
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822
Title	William Heath to Henry Knox regarding a meeting with the British Commissioners
Date	13 September 1782
Author	Heath, William (1737-1814)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence; Military document
Content Description	Written from Camp Verplank's Point, present-day Verplanck, New York. Encourages Knox to come down to his location soon to discuss and prepare for a meeting with the British Commissioners (regarding the prisoner cartel). Also mentions a discussion with the Quartermaster General [Colonel Timothy Pickering] about preparation of a barge. Writes that the Quartermaster General would like Knox to make preparations for it.
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Global History and Civics Prisoner of War Military History Military Supplies Continental Army Transportation
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Heath, William (1737-1814)
Place written	Verplanck, New York
Theme	The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF [draft] Camp Verplanks point Sept 13th. 1782 Dear Sir I have had a conversation with the Commander in Chief on the subject of our proposed Mission to meet the British Commissioners - with the Quarter Master General, one of the Contactors &c. I think it highly necessary that you should come down here to morrow or next Day, that some arrangements may be made, and some person sent down to Tapan before our meeting at that place. - I cannot get the Barge done here, the Quarter Master General would gladly do it, he has materials, but no good workmen, he thinks you can [struck: best] do it best at West Point, I wish you therefore, to order some of your people to make such preparations as can be made without having the Barge sent up, which shall be done tomorrow or [inserted: on] Monday, but I am so much in want of it, that it must probably return again before the work is finished. I must repeat that I think [2] think it necessary that you should come down here. I have the honor to be with great regard Dear Sir your obedient servant WHeath Major General HKnox [docket] from General Heath 13 Septr 1782 -

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