Price Reports to Knox on Clothing and Equipment shortages
Document 1785William 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.
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West Point 28 Sept 1781 —
Seventeen Men from the Connecticut troops have arrived, and there is wanting to Compleat them. Two Musket Coat [undecipherable] fifty eight & bore for return to [undecipherable] Dermoble [undecipherable], to be for [undecipherable] — ably two fifths is wanting for them & Major Huntington's Company — the Camp Kettle that manifest from New York proves to be [undecipherable] less or not more than two out of three with [undecipherable] —
There is wanting for the use of the Commissary three Gallons of [undecipherable] Oil ([undecipherable]) to [undecipherable] the Guns — as the short Port was Lamp Oil and will not [undecipherable] the Purpose —
I am for your Merit —
Humble Servt
William Price
Dept Qr Affairs
The Honorable
Major Genl Knox
Secretary at War —
West Point 29 Sept 1781 —
Inclosed is a Return of the Ordnance and Military Stores at this Post for the month of Sept 1781 —
There has been Charged and retained by the Armourers in the month of Sept. three hundred and forty Nine Arms —
[undecipherable]
William Price
Depty Comy Affairs —
The Honorable
Major Genl Knox
Secretary at War —
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
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.
Date
09/28/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Collection
Document number
1785092840055
Page start
16
Notable persons
Major General Henry Knox
William Price
Connecticut troops
Major Hamtramck
armorers
deputy commissary military stores
secretary at war
Notable locations
West Point
Connecticut, New York
Notable items
camp kettles
water
coats
stockings
woolen overalls
fifes
lamp oil
gun oil
rancid
guns

