Medical Affairs at West Point
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Medical Affairs at West Point
Description
Discusses the need of the garrison at West Point for a doctor to attend the sick and he requests Knox's approval to discharge a medically unsuitable recruit
year created
1786
month created
01
day created
06
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
physician
sick
recruiting sergeants
Baron Steuben
public
Secretary of War
Major General Henry Knox
notable location
New York
West Point
Connecticut
notable item/thing
returns
December 1781
unfit for a soldier
continual running sore
breast
accoutrements
discharged
clothing
order
document number
1786010640055
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] |