Draft Letter from Henry Knox to George Washington Regarding Situation of the Westward and Requesting Further Orders, 27 August 1783

Draft Letter from Henry Knox to George Washington Regarding Situation of the Westward and Requesting Further Orders, 27 August 1783
Author: Henry Knox
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Informs Washington he sent him a post concerning Captain Farley's confirmation of the ill success of the Baron Steubens Mission. Says it appears they will not have possession of the Westward this fall and request Washington's final order concerning the detachment and artillery there. Knox's retained draft.

Timothy Pickering to Henry Knox about a Shipment of Supplies, 2 November 1783

Timothy Pickering to Henry Knox about a Shipment of Supplies, 2 November 1783
Author: Timothy Pickering
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Informs Knox that a shipment of supplies has arrived and that others are expecting him to procure additional supplies to feed the riding horses, though this is not part of his duty. Asks Knox to clarify the matter and explains his delay in sending the boards. Noted as sent On Public Service.

Henry Knox to George Washington on the Recent Letter to Colonel Crane, 11 March 1783

Henry Knox to George Washington on the Recent Letter to Colonel Crane, 11 March 1783
Author: Henry Knox
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Sends his regrets to General George Washington as he was unable to make a meeting at Head Quarters due to the the large amount of ice in the river. Discusses the extraodinary notification and address forwarded to Colonel Crane (the first of the anonymous Newburgh letters, which had been circulated at camp the previous day, 10 March 1783). Washington had doubtless asked Knox to attend a confidential meeting of trusted officers to discuss the response to the Newburgh Crisis. (For more information on that meeting, see background for GLC02437.10105.) This document is Knox's retained draft.

Henry Knox to Timothy Pickering Regarding the Ordering of Provisions, 31 December 1783

Henry Knox to Timothy Pickering Regarding the Ordering of Provisions, 31 December 1783
Author: Henry Knox
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Knox informs Pickering, Quartermaster General, that the contract for obtaining provisions for West Point has expired without definite renewal. Knox therefore ordered a large amount of provisions on the account of the United States. Instructs Pickering to assist William Bell, the issuing commissary at West Point, in transporting the provisions and other duties.