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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.10089
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0052] 16-31 January 1783 
Title Henry Knox to James Byers regarding artillery
Date 31 January 1783
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Byers, James  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description General Knox, commanding at West Point, writes to Byers, who operated a foundry in Springfield, Massachusetts. Encloses a letter from the "Minister of War," referring to Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary of War. Indicates that Lincoln ordered Byers to obey Knox's orders regarding ordnance to be cast. Forwards Byers a draft for an eight inch howitzer created by [Richard] Frothingham, Field Commissary of Military Stores. Discusses cannon orders. Verso contains a copy of a note penned and signed for Benjamin Lincoln by Samuel Shaw to Byers written 22 December 1782, confirming that Byers will receive orders from Knox.
Subjects Artillery  Industry  Military History  Continental Army  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Byers, James (fl. 1767-1784)  Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810)  Frothingham, Richard (1748-1819)  
Place written West Point, New York
Theme The American Revolution; Industry
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859