William Knox writes to his brother

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

William Knox writes to his brother

Description

Letter, discusses shipping uniform suits of clothing.

short description

Ltr, dis shipping uniform suits.

year created

1788

month created

11

day created

12

author

sent from location

New York

in image

author note

William Knox

recipient note

Henry Knox

notable person/group

Henry Knox
William Knox
John
Knox
Beatty
Luse
Hoffman
Parker
Cap. Price
Col. Wadsworth
Savage
Hill
Burbeck
Smith
Stagg
Lt. Pratt

notable location

New York
New Haven
U. States
Hartford
Springfield
Brunswick
Boston

notable item/thing

wind & weather
swelling attached to my jaw
plaister on my neck
Journey
by water
season is boistrous
passage
prospects on setting out
circumstance
detained
posts arrival
modify the month's
receipt as additional pay to receive one for so much as money for rations
ready for shipping
amiable daughter
bad bargain
arrested for debt for debt by a variety of people
bad name
paying his month's pay and giving orders for his pay
receipts
pay
storm
marched
body of men as he has mustered, very orderly and well behaved
waggons, waggoners and horses
march
supplies to the troops
shipped on board
dollars
Burbeck's company
packed
vessell
clothing of Savage's company
expected his return
stormy
marched
information relative
letter

document number

1788111240001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) AJB12 (4 pages) Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] V: 23, P: 16

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Knox New York [n/a]