You Must Work Double Tides!
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
You Must Work Double Tides!
Description
General Knox is pressing for the articles to be sent forward to the frontiers. He requests that William Knox lose no time in completing this task and must work double tides to accomplish it.
short description
Articles for the frontier needed urgently
year created
1791
month created
06
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
William Knox
John Stagg
General Knox
notable location
War Department
frontiers
notable item/thing
returns of the articles
articles
double tides
document number
1791060915001
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
2 [in lower right corner]
Mr. Wm Knox
Letter from the War OfficeJune 9th 1791the Return of Stores wanted
[stamped] Received from State Dep't Nov. 24. 1894 R.P.O 401310
[stamped] Received from State Dep't Nov. 24. 1894 R.P.O 401310
War department,June 9th 1791
Sir
General Knox is very pressing for the return of the articles just forward to the frontier--he requests that you will lose no time to complete it--Nay he says you must work double tides to accomplish the object--It is of the utmost importance, that he should know this---
YrsJno Stagg Junr
Mr. Wm Knox
Mr. Wm Knox
Letter from the War OfficeJune 9th 1791the Return of Stores wanted
[stamped] Received from State Dep't Nov. 24. 1894 R.P.O 401310
[stamped] Received from State Dep't Nov. 24. 1894 R.P.O 401310
War department,June 9th 1791
Sir
General Knox is very pressing for the return of the articles just forward to the frontier--he requests that you will lose no time to complete it--Nay he says you must work double tides to accomplish the object--It is of the utmost importance, that he should know this---
YrsJno Stagg Junr
Mr. Wm Knox
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZLE07 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:1 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZLE07a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Stagg | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |