Various Payments Due, Damage to Magazine by Wind
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Various Payments Due, Damage to Magazine by Wind
Description
John Brown of Newburgh contracted with Price to make two hundred powder casks and delivered them in September. Per that contract, he was supposed to be paid by December 1st. Price includes an account for payment to Brown. Mr. Garrison who delivered wood to West Point last winter and Mrs. Randal who is taking care of Captain Molly both request payment for their services. A violent windstorm in early November damaged the magazine on the Island, and the enclosed account describes the cost of repairing it. Price asks that the General send an order for delivery of articles listed in an enclosed account. The picket at Constitution Island which was damaged by wind has been repaired and should last the winter. Price encloses returns of ordnance and quartermasters stores for November.
year created
1788
month created
12
day created
04
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
note
Page not scanned; copy on file.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
John Brown
staff
Isaac Garrison
Mrs. Randal
Captain Molly
Margaret Corbin
General
notable location
West Point
Newburgh
magazine
island
War Office
Constitution Island
notable item/thing
directions
contract
powder casks
three shillings
New York currency
pay
account
wood
cords of wood
firewood
maintenance
money
order for the delivery of such articles
enclosed account
canvas
repair
public service
picket
powder
return of ordnance
return of quartermasters stores
document number
1788120440055
page start
35
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | P:32 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |