Report on Ordnance & Stores
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Report on Ordnance & Stores
Description
Price informs Knox that he has forwarded the returns of ordnance and quartermaster stores for the month of December 1786. Omitted from the November order were five bundles of nail rods and seventy five camp kettles which are included in the current order.
year created
1787
month created
01
day created
03
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
Durmiston
Dimiston
bearer
Quartermaster
notable location
West Point
New York
notable item/thing
return of ordnance
Quartermaster stores
articles
boxes
magazines
barracks
nail rods
penny nails
camp kettles
order
receipt
delivery
repairing
document number
1787010340055
page start
4
number of pages
1
transcription
West Point 3d Jany 1787-
Sir,
I have forwarded by the Bearer Mr Dimiston the Returns of Ordinance and Quarter Masters Stores for the month of December 1786-
In your Order of 10th Novr 1786 for the delivery of such Articles as was found clearing the former for the purpose of making Boxes and Repairing the magazines and Barracks, there was Omited five Bundles of Nail Rods that was made into 10 penny Nails, and seventy five on Camp Kettles that was Cut up for Clerks to put on the Boxes- Be pleases to find an Order by the Bearer for the delivery of them that I may take the further Receipt for the same-
I am sir [?]
The Honorable Major Genl Knox
Secretary of War-
Sir,
I have forwarded by the Bearer Mr Dimiston the Returns of Ordinance and Quarter Masters Stores for the month of December 1786-
In your Order of 10th Novr 1786 for the delivery of such Articles as was found clearing the former for the purpose of making Boxes and Repairing the magazines and Barracks, there was Omited five Bundles of Nail Rods that was made into 10 penny Nails, and seventy five on Camp Kettles that was Cut up for Clerks to put on the Boxes- Be pleases to find an Order by the Bearer for the delivery of them that I may take the further Receipt for the same-
I am sir [?]
The Honorable Major Genl Knox
Secretary of War-
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | MBG01 (26 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | P:4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |