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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01853 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0056] 16-31 March 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Ephraim Fenno, asking him to investigate thefts from the military stores |
| Date | 24 January 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses ammunition that has been stolen out of the magazine at Verplanck's Point and asks for an investigation. Written and signed for Knox by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp. See GLC02437.01852 for Washington's request for an investigation. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General West Point (US Military Academy) Ammunition Criminals and Outlaws Military Law Artillery |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Fenno, Ephraim (fl. 1776-1784) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Benjamin Walker on behalf of George Washington to Henry Knox about the loss of stores in a return |