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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01305 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0036] December 1781 |
| Title | Ebenezer Stevens to Henry Knox |
| Date | 14 December 1781 |
| Author | Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Thanks Knox for forwarding a letter from Robert Morris to David Rhea; he forwarded it on, but as Mr. Rhea was traveling, had not yet received a reply. Promises to send a reply to Knox when he gets one. Relates that his troops only have three days of rations left so he sent someone to Philadelphia to get more. Comments that the people in Burlington (most likely Burlington, New Jersey) are so dispirited that he cannot get supplies from them "without the warrant of a Magistrate & the bayonet to enforce it." Relates that the artificers need timber and he was asked by Col. Nelson, the state quartermaster, to "procure his Excellency's warrant for the purpose." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Military Provisions Continental Army Artillery Military Supplies Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Law Artisans President |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Rhea, David (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Burlington, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |