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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00271 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776 |
| Title | Order to proceed to Norwich, Connecticut from Henry Knox to an unknown officer |
| Date | 12 April 1776 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Orders an officer to proceed to Norwich, Connecticut with powder and ammunition. Notes that the officer has a warrant to impress teams of animals if necessary. A note on the verso records numerical quantities of unnamed items being transferred from Cambridge, Massachusetts to various New England towns. Knox was then moving southward toward New York, planning coastal defenses against the British navy for Rhode Island and Connecticut in the process. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Transportation Navy Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| 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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