Arms & Supplies for Seventy Men
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Arms & Supplies for Seventy Men
Description
Knox is directed to forward to New York, under the charge of Lt. John Heth, arms and accoutrements complete, and knapsacks for seventy men with a proportion of tents, musketballs, and cartridge paper. The powder will be furnished in New York. The one hundred stand of arms ordered to be put on board the "Juno" are not to be shipped but Knox must make arrangements to exchange cannon powder with some powder-makers in the city so it can be forwarded to Charleston.
year created
1791
month created
12
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
William Knox
John Stagg
Secretary of War
Lieutenant John Heth
powder maker
notable location
War Department
Ambry route
New York
Charleston
notable item/thing
arms and accoutrements
knapsacks
tents
musket balls
cartridge paper
powder
stand of arms
Juno
cannon powder
document number
1791120815001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZLN13 (3 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:1 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZLN13a (3 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] |