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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09380 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | George Washington to Henry Knox consenting to prioritizing work on the barracks over the magazine |
| Date | 17 September 1782 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Consents to stopping work on the magazine and instead having the men work on the barracks. "I shall inform the Secretary at War, who seemed to have the completion of the Magazine much at heart, of the reasons which have hindered us from proceeding." Approves Knox's nomination of "Commissaries &c of Military stores." Written at "Head Quarters." Docketed in Knox's hand. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Supplies Continental Army Building Construction Ammunition Military Camp |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Rocky Hill, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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