Regarding the Cleaning of Arms at West Point

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Regarding the Cleaning of Arms at West Point

Description

Letter book copy of a certificate given to James Manon for cleaning 500 stands of arms at West Point

short description

Regarding the Cleaning of Arms at West Point

year created

1786

month created

03

day created

10

author

William Price

sent from location

West Point

recipient

Henry Knox

in collection

Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786.

in image

MBD01

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Secretary at War
William Price
James Manon
United States

notable location

West Point
War Office
New York

notable item/thing

contract
dollars
pounds
shillings
certificate
cleaned
stands of arms

document number

1786031040055

page start

25

number of pages

1

transcription

West Point 10 March 1780
Sir,
Aggreeable to Contract made with Mr. James ManonI certify that the son James Manon has cleaned Five - Hundred Stands of Arms for the United States at eighteen Ninety Sixths of a Dollar Each - and is entitled to receive thirty five in pounds Ten shillings for the same at the War Office in New York ten days after the Certificate is presented - which makes up the number of fifteen hundred he has cleaned - I am Sir -
The Honorable Majar Genl Knox
Secretary at War - New York -

Item sets

Documents

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:23

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Price West Point [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]