Regarding the Forwarding of Stores, Equipment Alterations & Powder Cask Contract
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding the Forwarding of Stores, Equipment Alterations & Powder Cask Contract
Description
Reports forwarding of stores for New Jersey recruits and for Fourth of July celebration. Discusses alteration of bayonet belts and powder cask contract.
year created
1788
month created
06
day created
26
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
Isaac Garrison
New Jersey recruits
cooper
Secretary of War
notable location
New Jersey
New York
West Point
notable item/thing
bayonets
powder
casks
Fourth of July celebration
waist belts
pay
stores
4th of July
invoice
powder casks
document number
1788062640055
page start
32
number of pages
1
transcription
West Point June 26th 1788 -
Sir,
I received your Letters of 19th Instant, an 24th, And Now forward By Mr. Huac Garrison the stores you directed for the New Jersey Recruits, And for the Celebration of 4th of July Next, Agreeable to the Enclosed Invoice- I have Sent Buff waist Belts, for the Bayonets, as they can be easily altered - And I Supposed they would answer the Purpose better than Black Ones- I made an agreement with the Cooper to pay him for the two hundred Powder Casks, On the 1st of Decmeber next- I am sir &c
Honorable Major General Knox Secretary at War
Sir,
I received your Letters of 19th Instant, an 24th, And Now forward By Mr. Huac Garrison the stores you directed for the New Jersey Recruits, And for the Celebration of 4th of July Next, Agreeable to the Enclosed Invoice- I have Sent Buff waist Belts, for the Bayonets, as they can be easily altered - And I Supposed they would answer the Purpose better than Black Ones- I made an agreement with the Cooper to pay him for the two hundred Powder Casks, On the 1st of Decmeber next- I am sir &c
Honorable Major General Knox Secretary at War
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | MBG01 (26 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] |