Jonathan Trumbull to Henry Knox Asking Knox to Travel to Head Quarters for Important Business with Washington, 1 April 1783

Jonathan Trumbull to Henry Knox Asking Knox to Travel to Head Quarters for Important Business with Washington, 1 April 1783
Author: Jonathan Trumbull
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Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Washington's secretary, relays Washington's request that General Knox be at Head Quarters the next day due to some important business of a very particular Nature that needs discussion and to bring General [Jedediah] Huntington with him. Noted as written at Head Quarters.

Henry Knox to Jonathan Trumbull Requesting Information to George Washington, 4 November 1781

Henry Knox to Jonathan Trumbull Requesting Information to George Washington, 4 November 1781
Author: Henry Knox
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Release: 1781
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Responds to Trumbull's letter requesting information for George Washington to incorporate into a letter to Governor of Virginia Thomas Nelson (see GLC02437.01282). Explains plans to establish an artillery magazine in Virginia, containing the ordnance remaining after the siege of Yorktown. The artillery would be for the use of the Southern Army and protection of Virginia in case of a British invasion. Washington needs to make requests to Governor Nelson for a location to store the munitions, preferably in Westham, and a party for the transport. Discusses the channels through which the requests and instructions to officers should travel. Knox's instructions to Colonel Edward Carrington in regard to the creation of the magazine appear in GLC02437.01284. Trumbull was Washington's military secretary.

Jonathan Trumbull to Henry Knox Regarding the Proceedings of the Late Commissioners, 9 September 1782

Jonathan Trumbull to Henry Knox Regarding the Proceedings of the Late Commissioners, 9 September 1782
Author: Jonathan Trumbull
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Release: 1782
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Written from Head Quarters. Jonathan Trumbull Jr. writes, If you have done with the perusal of the Proceedgs of the late Commissioners, the Commander in Chief wishes you to return them to Mr. Holden, for the Inspection of Genl. [William] Heath, who has been appointed to join you on the refusal of Genl. [Alexander] McDougall. In a post script on the address leaf, notes that the meeting of [commisioners] has been scheduled for 18 September at Tappan. Public written on address leaf.