| Date |
July 31, 1787 |
| Author Name |
Henry Knox (primary) Location: War Office |
| Recipient Name |
Jeremiah Olney (primary) |
| Summary |
Discusses return of military stores; discusses use of public powder. |
| Document Format |
Letter Signed |
| Document Notes |
[not available] |
| Content Notes |
[not available] |
| Related Persons/Groups |
Jeremiah Olney; Henry Knox; Captain Allen; Flagg; Society of the Cincinnati; ; |
| Related Places |
War Office; ; |
| Keywords |
returns of stores; estimate of the expenses; survey; expenses; examining; vouchers; receipts; post; deliver; public powder; 4th of July; Independence Day; ; |
| Key Phrases |
delicate manner in which you state the circumstances of your suffering yourself to be persuaded to deliver the public powder to celebrate the 4th of July evinces your sense of the matter; no body can doubt your affection or mine both to the Cincinnatti and to the glorious day on which Independence was declared; as public servants without discretionary powers we cannot part with the public property on any occasion without orders for that purpose; persuaded that you will bestow such an attention in future as to prevent all depredations; returns of the stores you received of Mr. Flagg and an estimate of the expenses attending the survey enclosed in the same; |
| Transcription |
[not available] |
