Cannon Manufacture
Document 1793Knox discussed faulty manufacture of munitions and the progress of ordered materials and equipment.
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[Duplicate]
War Department
February 9, 179[undecipherable]
B.
I have received yours of the 31 Ultimo —
Something must be manifested about the defection [undecipherable] transactions of the [undecipherable] — since they were [undecipherable] within his immediate inspection —
It is necessary to devise some modes to strengthen the transactions.
I hope this will as it may be done by making every false transaction into the [undecipherable] — and [undecipherable] for being the [undecipherable] of which had [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — suggests to make the [undecipherable] arrangements what you have — [undecipherable] required to be [undecipherable] transactions of their deposits —
For [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] complaints of the last year shall be [undecipherable] forwarded by the [undecipherable] officers to [undecipherable] to our [undecipherable] Doctor [undecipherable] Marshall and Captain [undecipherable] —
Your [undecipherable] obediently to Colonel [undecipherable] spread shall in compliance the sub[undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] Lieutenant —
[signature]
The farmers brother and other chiefs of the six Nations are [undecipherable] and will soon return. I do not imagine they will wait for the [undecipherable] implanter —
Some powder has been forwarded.
I am sir
with great esteem
Your humble [undecipherable]
[signature]
[Address panel:] [undecipherable] General / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / Major General Wayne
[Docket:] Major General Wayne
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Knox discussed faulty manufacture of munitions and the progress of ordered materials and equipment.
Date
02/09/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793020913001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 02/22/1793.
Document slightly illegible due either to water damage or poor copying.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Doctor Carmichael
Colonel Sprout
Colonel Sproat
President
the Farmer's Brother
Chiefs
Six Nations
Indians
the Cornplanter
Cornplanter
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
defective trunnion
cast
inspection
iron
guns
howitzers
powder

