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Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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General Knox writes to Pickering, Quartermaster General of the Army. Requests money to repair redoubts in the West Point vicinity. Notes that Major Villefranche, engineer at West Point, supports Knox's opinion that the redoubts are in need of repair.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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General Knox writes to Pickering, Quartermaster General of the Army. Requests money to repair redoubts in the West Point vicinity. Notes that Major Villefranche, engineer at West Point, supports Knox's opinion that the redoubts are in need of repair.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Informs Colonel Pickering there will be a sergeant and twelve men to cut wood for the department to send to Newbury and that time grows more and more precious daily. Mentions that he has received complaints about soldiers cutting wood without permission and so he has issued an order, that no wood be cut except at such places as shall be directed... Noted as a copy in the bottom left hand corner. Watermarked with a crown.
Author: William Jackson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Signed by Major W. Jackson, possibly William Jackson, an aide-de-camp of General Washington and secretary of Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary at War. Written from War Office. Writes to inform Knox of the status of his application to the superintendent of finance (possibly Robert Morris) on behalf of General Benjamin Lincoln, regarding Knox's request for repairs to West Point. The superintendent believes there are more pressing matters, but has given monies to the Quarter Master General (Colonel Timothy Pickering) and he will allot them to the most important public purposes.
Author: Timothy Pickering Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Informs Knox of the movement of a group of boats from West Point headed for Newburgh, New York, that stopped in New Windsor along the way. Also writes to Knox about the weather in regards to a departure time and exposing the men to the heat.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Signed HK. Writes to Colonel Pickering about the transportation of wood. Mentions sending a regiment to Connecticut. Discusses the place where wood can be obtained with the greatest facility. There will be a regiment of men wintering at West Point so [t]he roads shall be put into the best order for this purpose. Would like the wood to be transported by water as quickly as possible, since [t]o put off this arrangement until the winter, and then to oblige the Men to hall it upon sleds, will be a herculean task, to which their strength will be fully unequal. Watermarked with three fleur-de-lis inside a crest and a crown over lettering.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Knox informs Pickering, Quartermaster General, that the contract for obtaining provisions for West Point has expired without definite renewal. Knox therefore ordered a large amount of provisions on the account of the United States. Instructs Pickering to assist William Bell, the issuing commissary at West Point, in transporting the provisions and other duties.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Major General Knox writes to Colonel Pickering, Quartermaster General. Discusses a chain, possibly the great chain that stretched across the Hudson River near West Point to prevent British ships from sailing upriver. Writes From the information of Major Boyd, and from the opinions of others it may be concluded that the chain if painted and housed may be preserved a long time without any material injury. The chain is certainly a material part of the defence of this river, and consequently to all America...
Author: Timothy Pickering Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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States that Mr. Denniston has applied to him for boards but that he is unable to purchase any. Plans on pulling down buildings at Wappings [Wappingers] Creek to use for board. Teams will haul the wood to the Point [West Point]. Mentions in the postscript that there are five travelling forges at Newburgh that he is reluctant to sell because they are particularly related to the artillery.
Author: Timothy Pickering Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Believes that a guard at Newburgh is not necessary. Mentions that men have been dispatched to secure the public wood at New Windsor and discusses the details of that. Needs to refill the wood supply at Newburgh and states a sergeant and 12 men will cut up fallen trees.
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: William Jackson
Author: Timothy Pickering
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Timothy Pickering
Author: Timothy Pickering
Author: Timothy Pickering