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Author: Henry Knox
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Replies to a note from Major Walker regarding His Excellency [George Washington's] previous request for an estimate [of ordnance and artillery]. Will endeavor to fulfill the request by the latter part of the following day.
Author: Henry Knox
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Replies to a note from Major Walker regarding His Excellency [George Washington's] previous request for an estimate [of ordnance and artillery]. Will endeavor to fulfill the request by the latter part of the following day.
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Asks Knox to transmit the estimate of his department, per George Washington's request. Noted as written at the Head Quarters.
Author: Benjamin Walker
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Relays a message that His Excellency, most likely General George Washington, really needs to have Knox's estimates of his department. Noted as written at Head Quarters.
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Signed at the conclusion by Benjamin Lincoln. Pages divided into two columns. The left column contains sixteen issues about which Knox would like further direction and information from General Benjamin Lincoln. Some of these include questions and concerns about artillery, ordnance, artillery men, and their pay. The right column has Lincoln's reply concerning the respective issues. The entire document is written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp.
Author: Henry Knox
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Discusses the casting of more artillery and the establishment of a system of ordnance for the United States as a whole.
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Knox requests ordnance supplies for West Point from Lincoln, Secretary at War. Requests fifty pounds of twine and thirty gallons of spirits of wine of the best quality. Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp.
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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.
Author: Henry Knox
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Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp. To Secretary of War Lincoln. Says with the confirmation of peace the artillery artificers are worried about disbanding before hearing from Congress about a payment settlement for their past services. Says he wrote to Lincoln about this issue previously and asked him to bring it before Congress. Says it being but reasonable that their stipulated pay, of twenty dollars a per month to the privates and in proportion for the noncommissioned officers, should be made good to them. Hopes Lincoln will use his influence to get a decision from Congress as soon as possible.
Author: Benjamin Walker
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The Commander in Chief has directed me to inclose you Lt. Campbells return, and to request you would cause some enquiry to be made into the loss of stores mentioned therein. Noted as written at Head Quarters. See GLC02437.01853 for Knox's follow-up.
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Praises the artificers and men of the artillery for their work throughout the war and discusses their sentiments regarding commissions and pay, which they feel is unfair under the current system.
