Price Reports to Knox on Expiring Enlistments at West Point
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Title
Price Reports to Knox on Expiring Enlistments at West Point
Description
William Price, Deputy Commissioner of Military Stores, expresses the impending difficulties experienced at West Point to the Secretary at War, Henry Knox. Price indicates the expiration of enlistments will reduce Johnston's Company to one man. Price also requests money to pay contracted artificers.
year created
1785
month created
10
day created
20
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Major General Henry Knox
William Price
Mr. Connolly
artificers
families of artificers
Captain Johnston
Colonel Pickering
Major Lybert
guards
company
Secretary at War
notable location
West Point
Constitution Hand
Fort Clinton
Fort Putnam
notable item/thing
employment
money
pay
debt
subsistence
expiration of enlistments
forage
horses
wagon covers
tents
medicines
knapsacks
abstract
document number
1785102040155
page start
17
number of pages
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | MBD01 (40 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786. | P:17 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |