Recruiting suspended during winter as cost saving measure
Document 1785Henry Knox, Secretary at War, informs Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania, that authorized recruiting has been suspended over the winter as a cost saving measure. Recruiting will resume 1 March. At this time, newly raised troops can be promptly marched to the frontier without incurring the cost of subsisting them over the winter.
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Letter
Description
Henry Knox, Secretary at War, informs Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania, that authorized recruiting has been suspended over the winter as a cost saving measure. Recruiting will resume 1 March. At this time, newly raised troops can be promptly marched to the frontier without incurring the cost of subsisting them over the winter.
Date
11/04/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1785110400000
Notable persons
Benjamin Franklin
Henry Knox
congress
Lieutenant Colonel Harmar
President of Pennsylvania
Secretary of War
Notable locations
War Office
states
frontiers
Notable items
subsistence
weather
expense
recruiting
marching
enlistments
costs