Report on Problem With Wagon Cover Shipment, & on Desertions from West Point
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Report on Problem With Wagon Cover Shipment, & on Desertions from West Point
Description
Discusses problem with bulkiness of shipped wagon covers; reports that three men have deserted -- two from Connecticut, one from [New] York -- and that parties have been sent in search of them.
year created
1785
month created
12
day created
23
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Price to Knox, 01/16/1786.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
deserters
Deputy Commissary Military Stores
notable location
West Point
Connecticut
New York
notable item/thing
wagon covers
desertion
vessel
freight
document number
1785122340055
page start
21
number of pages
1
Item sets
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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:21 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |