William Knox writes to the Secretarty at War
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
William Knox writes to the Secretarty at War
Description
Letter, discusses clothing Pratt's troops; mentions West Point.
short description
Ltr, dis clothing Pratt's troops.
year created
1788
month created
11
day created
16
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Knox
recipient note
Henry Knox
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Knox
Hoffman
Count de Moustier
Madame de Brekan
Gen. Washington
Smith
Luse
Cap. Savage
Burbeck
Stagg
Hodgdon
Cap. Price
Lt. Pratt
Hazard
Major Sargent
notable location
New York
Mount Vernon
Reading
Brunswick
West Point
Trenton
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
spoke in terms of satisfaction
recovered
precautions
secure
new attack
sufficient for the delivery
deducted from the clothing
shipped in complete suits
company
vessel will probably sail
directions
clothing
ready for shipping
small detachment
letter
stage
waggons
troops would march
articles
send a trusty sargent
route
arrived with his party
business
supplied with Cartouch boxes
several other small articles
material
regular correspondence will not be interrupted except from the state of the roads during the winter season
first contract expired
informed me
post
sundry letters
arrived at this city
document number
1788111640001
page start
1
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AJB11 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 23, P: 15 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Knox | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |