Price Reports to Knox on Clothing and Equipment shortages
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Title
Price Reports to Knox on Clothing and Equipment shortages
Description
William Price, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores, reports to Henry Knox, Secretary at War, on the clothing and equipment necessary to outfit the Connecticut troops now arrived at West Point. Price indicates that previously supplied camp kettles will not hold water and lamp oil was received instead of gun oil.
year created
1785
month created
09
day created
28
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Major General Henry Knox
William Price
Connecticut troops
Major Hamtramck
armorers
deputy commissary military stores
secretary at war
notable location
West Point
Connecticut, New York
notable item/thing
camp kettles
water
coats
stockings
woolen overalls
fifes
lamp oil
gun oil
rancid
guns
document number
1785092840055
page start
16
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | MBD01 (40 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786. | P:16 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |