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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01605 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | Copy of letter to John Jacob Faesch directed to Henry Knox regarding an offer to purchase shells |
| Date | 12 September 1782 |
| Author | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written from the War Office. Marked "copy." Addressee on verso is Henry Knox, but letter is apparently a copy of one Lincoln wrote to John Jacob Faesch, a metalworker in the army's employ, which he forwarded to Knox. Writes, "I have been honor'd with your Letter of the 8th Instant - the terms you offer to cast the shells upon are generous, and discover a Laudable zeal to serve the public, but under the present state of our finances - I dare not engage - Money is not to be had, and I am unwilling you should be disciev'd. Shall therefore give up further thoughts of the Contract for this season." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Finance Military History Continental Army Artillery Economics Contract Ammunition |
| People | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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