William Knox writes to Henry Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
William Knox writes to Henry Knox
Description
Letter, asks for instructions re Department business.
short description
Ltr, ask instruction re Dept business.
year created
1789
month created
10
day created
09
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Knox
St. Clair
Miller
Hodgdon
W. Duer
Captain Bradford
Major Hamtramck
General Harmar
Vigo
Colonel Wadsworth
Lieutenant Pratt
notable location
New York
Carlisle
Post Vincents
Philadelphia
Springfield
West Point
Hartford
Boston
notable item/thing
governor
credit
sales will probably be sufficient to pay the bank
letter
money should be forwarded
purchased the remainder
person was waiting
promised to transmit the amount
note of your endorsement
Bank of Phila.
instructons to the office relative to the business
unnecessary for the board to interfere
sold the stores
Board of treasury with the account
irregularly produced
taking his accounts with him not a little dissatisfied with the circumstance
gentleman who in all cases assited our troops with the utmost friendship
principal inhabitant
dollars were ready for the purpose of marching
information
order on the bank
incompatible with your urgent business
antipathy to public money transactions
provisions
clothing is an object of magnitude
woolen overalls
cloth for which through mistake imported only for one pair each man
procure blue sufficient
fear it should be sold soon
choose to have it made up he will sell it again
object waitng for your decision
whole clothing of the contract
companies of Artillery
waggons
light waggon
camp kettles
articles necessary for the comfort of his recruits
disapprove of the measure
sanction
wishes strongly to march
necessity of having tents provided for his party
forty men and one serjeant
enlisted
receive this letter
directions respecting them
marching
document number
1789100940001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AJK07 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 25, P: 12 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Knox | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |