Reply from the Board of War and Ordnance to Henry Knox's Request for Artillery Supplies, 6 October 1781 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Reply from the Board of War and Ordnance to Henry Knox's Request for Artillery Supplies, 6 October 1781 write by Richard Peters. This book was released on 1781. Reply from the Board of War and Ordnance to Henry Knox's Request for Artillery Supplies, 6 October 1781 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Responds to Knox's request for armaments with assurances that the Board of War and Ordnance is working expeditiously to fulfill his request. Explains the recent activities of Samuel Hodgdon, the commissary general of military stores appointed by the Board. Knox needed the ordnance for the siege of Yorktown. Peters was the Secretary of the Board of War and Ordnance.
Message from Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance Requesting Supplies, 27 June 1781
Message from Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance Requesting Supplies, 27 June 1781 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Message from Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance Requesting Supplies, 27 June 1781 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1781. Message from Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance Requesting Supplies, 27 June 1781 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Samuel Shaw's hand, signed by Shaw for Henry Knox. Discusses loans of cannon, powder, and other supplies from various states, to be gathered in his vicinity. Docket, also written by Shaw, indicates the letter was sent by General [Ezekiel] Cornell.
Report Written by Henry Knox to the Board of War & Ordnance, 31 August 1781
Report Written by Henry Knox to the Board of War & Ordnance, 31 August 1781 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Report Written by Henry Knox to the Board of War & Ordnance, 31 August 1781 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1781. Report Written by Henry Knox to the Board of War & Ordnance, 31 August 1781 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reports that General George Washington has ordered him to take southward all the arms and accoutrements possible. The demand has been indicated to Washington in letters from the Marquis de Lafayette. The supplies were needed for the upcoming siege of Yorktown. Requests specific supplies listed on an accompanying sheet (GLC02437.01161). The Board of War and Ordnance was responsible for supplying troops in the field.
Henry Knox to Board of War and Ordnance about Armaments, 26 October 1781
Henry Knox to Board of War and Ordnance about Armaments, 26 October 1781 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Henry Knox to Board of War and Ordnance about Armaments, 26 October 1781 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1781. Henry Knox to Board of War and Ordnance about Armaments, 26 October 1781 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reports that Lord Cornwallis' surrender at the Battle of Yorktown precludes the need for the additional ordnance requested from Williamsburg (see GLC02437.01204). Indicates that by order of General George Washington, some arms will be kept on deposit in Virginia and sent to General Nathanael Greene. This eliminates the need for Colonel Robert Harrison to obtain ammunition from the Board of War & Ordnance for Greene.
Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance about Troop Numbers and Cannon, 21 July 1781
Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance about Troop Numbers and Cannon, 21 July 1781 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance about Troop Numbers and Cannon, 21 July 1781 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1781. Henry Knox to the Board of War and Ordnance about Troop Numbers and Cannon, 21 July 1781 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reports, The uncertainty of obtaining a force adeq[uate] to the capital object in contemplation induced His Excellency the Commander in Chief to direct me to write to your honorable board on the 10th instant to suspend the transportat[ion] of the cannon and stores before requested... Relates that the states expected to furnish large numbers of men have not specified the numbers they will be able to supply. Asks the Board to hold the cannon and stores until the situation can be more surely assessed. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow).
