Urgent Orders to Ship Guns to West Point

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War Department July 20th 20th 1791 Sir You will immediately Ship 2000 Thorough gun stocks to McHill of New York, in order to be sent from thence to West Point, each of these Stocks must be paked so that none be transported but what preposect. You will also send all the Spare [undecipherable] Tomrods which are in Stone and 1000 Spare bayonets if there are any; This busness, must be executed as soon as possible I am Sir Your most obedt Servent HWK William Knox

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War department July 26^th 1791 Sir You will immediately Ship 2000 flintlock gun flocks to M^r Hill of New york, in order to be sent from thence to West point, each of these flocks must be packed, so that none be transported but what are perfect. You will also send all the spare flint Hammers which are in Store and ten or a bayonet if there are any. This business must be executed as from a possible I am Sir Your most obed^t Servant Knox M^r Williamsburg

Type

Letter Signed

Description

Orders to send guns and bayonets to McHill of New York from thence to West Point.

Date

07/20/1791

Author

Henry Knox

Recipient

William Knox

Sent from

War Department

Repository

James S. Copley Library: Copley Press Inc.

Collection

General Collection

Document number

1791072000001

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Notable persons

William Knox

Henry Knox

McHill

Hill

Notable locations

War Department

West Point

New York

Notable items

ordered

gun stocks

steel ramrods

bayonets

public possession