Proper Use of Cavalry Horses
Document 1792Letter, discusses potential misappropriation of cavalry horses: one for the aide de camp, one for a servant. Knox is apt to think this is a mistake, and asks that the horses be returned to the troop. Cavalry horses must be cherished and sacredly appropriated to the service for which they are designed.
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[To Genl Mutter —
19 July 1797 —
Private —]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses potential misappropriation of cavalry horses: one for the aide de camp, one for a servant. Knox is apt to think this is a mistake, and asks that the horses be returned to the troop. Cavalry horses must be cherished and sacredly appropriated to the service for which they are designed.
Date
07/13/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792071300101
Page start
1
Note
Private letter.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
aid de camp
servant
troop
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
muster roll
horses
domestic service
cavalry horses
expense