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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01136 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0032] August 1781 |
| Title | Sebastian Bauman to Henry Knox on Bauman's transfer and military supplies |
| Date | 16 August 1781 |
| Author | Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Major Bauman, commander of artillery at West Point, to Brigadier General Knox. A response to Knox's letter regarding his transfer from West Point (GLC02437.01134). Says General McDougall has no objections to Bauman's transfer and that Captain Frothingham will take his place. Says he cannot leave West Point until tomorrow, when he will send letters and settle the situation. Reports on some of the heavy and light brass cannons at West Point, and says some need chains, timbers, and carriages. Says "many things are wanting here" and has requested the commissary to give him reasons why that is the case. Says Lieutenant Colonel Stevens has sent two 8-pound howitzers. Mentions that he has enclosed "a Representation of Lieut Wetzell" describing the situation on the ship in the river near West Point (refer to GLC02437.01135). Says a baker named Joseph Allen of Captain Dannels Company has been left behind. (Knox criticized Dannels as a person "who has caused a good deal of talk here, on account of his indulgence.") Tells Bauman he is sending Allen to him to get a certificate to stay at West Point or to be sent away. |
| Subjects | Artillery Military Supplies Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Transportation Military Provisions West Point (US Military Academy) Artisans Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Sebastian Bauman regarding a transfer for Bauman Letter from Michael Wetzell to Sebastian Bauman reporting on the poor state of ordnance and stores on board the sloop Liberty |