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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01510 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0044] July 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln about military stores and repairs |
| Date | 31 July 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes to Lincoln, the Secretary of War, to ask his opinion on various subjects surrounding artillery stores for future campaigns. Various topics include shells being cast for French howitzers by Mr. [John Jacob] Faesch, preparation of shot and shells by Mr. Byers, and transportation of cartridge boxes from Philadelphia to the New York state posts. Also mentions directions from General George Washington to have stores from the post in Burlington, New Jersey moved to New Windsor, New York, and the amount of repairable arms in Albany, Fishkill and West Point. Discusses the urgent need for hiring armorers to repair weaponry: "There is no one abuse or thing in the Army that demands a more prompt remedy than the repair of Arms." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Transportation Military Supplies President Artisans Weaponry |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | New Windsor, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Benjamin Lincoln to Henry Knox about a supply of shells |