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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01504 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0044] July 1782 |
| Title | Benjamin Lincoln to Henry Knox concerning the administration of military supplies |
| Date | 26 July 1782 |
| Author | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Additional authors | Jackson, William (1759-1828) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written from the War Office. Has enclosed a resolve (possibly GLC02437.01501) regarding the Department of Commissary of Military Stores, and "shall be much obliged by your opinion what will be necessary in the department of field commissary of military stores, and what are the alterations you wish." Comments that he finds there is a Deputy Commissary of Military Stores retained at West Point, and is not sure why. Believes that there are very few stores there that do not belong to the Garrison, and contends that the Office of Artillery at the post should care for them. Requests Knox's sentiments on these subjects. The body of the letter is written in the hand of William Jackson, Lincoln's assistant. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Supplies Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Law West Point (US Military Academy) Artillery |
| 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 Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln about the position of field commissaries |
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