Sargent discusses defective stores with Knox
Document 1792Letter, describes errors in military stores; describes inferior quality of military stores.
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[War Department No [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1792]
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Secretary at War
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, describes errors in military stores; describes inferior quality of military stores.
Date
11/10/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792111040001
Page start
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
Winthrop Sargent
Mrs. [Lucy] Knox
Henley
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Notable items
private letter
indian affairs I will say nothing
affair of honour
bravery of their command
mistakes as to shipping marking and invoicing
carelessness at Pittsburgh
horse shoes marked as musket boxes
rifle guns
inferior to private purchases of the same price
sometimes my dear sir I am apprehensive you will deem me officious in my communications
proceed from friendship
disposition to render you and the public services
men at leisure in this country
mistakes that have relation to the war department
some stores have lately come down river