Engaging a Cooper from Boston
Document 1789Price submits returns of ordnance and quartermasters stores for February. There is a cooper in Boston, formerly a sergeant in Colonel Crane's regiment, who wants to reenlist. West Point is in need of a cooper who is in the permanent employ of the government. Price asks if he should be engaged for one, two, or three years; he will send for the cooper as soon as Knox replies. A cooper is needed by May 1.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Price submits returns of ordnance and quartermasters stores for February. There is a cooper in Boston, formerly a sergeant in Colonel Crane's regiment, who wants to reenlist. West Point is in need of a cooper who is in the permanent employ of the government. Price asks if he should be engaged for one, two, or three years; he will send for the cooper as soon as Knox replies. A cooper is needed by May 1.
Date
03/02/1789
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Collection
Document number
1789030240055
Page start
37
Note
Page not scanned.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Price
cooper
Strayer
Strinyer
Colonel Crane
Notable locations
West Point
magazine
Notable items
return of ordnance
return of quartermasters stores
trade
public service
powder
engaged
terms
send for him