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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02970 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0071] January-March 1784 |
| Title | John Doughty to Henry Knox enclosing the last return of the corps of artillery |
| Date | 3 March 1784 |
| Author | Doughty, John (1754-1826) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Major Doughty encloses the last return (possibly GLC02437.10578) of the corps of artillery (Doughty took command of the artillery at West Point after the suspension of Sebastian Bauman which resulted from a disagreement with William Hull, commandant of West Point). Declares, "It is no small misfortune to our little Corps, that on its first formation it should be embarrassed with trifling squabbles about duty, & perhaps had our Commandant diverted himself of his knowledge of foreign services, & attended to the practice of his own, much trouble might have been prevented..." Criticizes Bauman's actions. Has not information from the clothier general, and complains that the men need shirts and coats immediately. In a post script, comments on the personal life of Samuel Shaw, Knox's former aide. Shaw left "his Maria in a doleful plight...." when he sailed for China ten days before. Reports that Bauman's wife gave birth three days before. |
| Subjects | Military History Continental Army Revolutionary War General Artillery West Point (US Military Academy) Military Law Global History and Civics Military Supplies Military Uniforms Clothing and Accessories Children and Family Women's History Asia Maritime |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Doughty, John (1754-1826) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |