Download or read book Robert Treat Paine to Henry Knox about Cannon Casting and Its Associated Costs 15 July 1776 written by Robert Treat Paine and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informs Knox that the British approach necessitates a change in location for casting brass cannons and indicates that an air furnace will be set up in Pennsylvania. Congress will still offer to employ Mr. Byers for the job if it can be done at a reasonable cost. Inquires if brass cannons can be cast without sea coal and expresses concerns about the weight of the cannons to be cast. Reports that Congress has written Byers a letter and urges Knox to send it to him and have him reply expeditiously. Mentions that Knox has new visitors and asks him to treat them in a very polite manner, possibly a sarcastic reference to the British. Paine was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Boston, Massachusetts. Free frank signed by Paine.
Download or read book Robert Treat Paine to Henry Knox Reporting the Casting of New Cannon 20 June 1776 written by Robert Treat Paine and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asks Knox for a response to a separate letter. Informs Knox that Congress has ordered some Iron field pieces to be cast. Wishes to know the state of our furnace at N York, so he can decide if the cannon should be cast there. Also wishes Knox good luck in battle. Refer to GLC02437.00365 for Knox's reply.
Download or read book Henry Knox to Robert Treat Paine 24 June 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed answer to a request for artillery information concerning the weight and bore of howitzers on hand in New York. Reports that they have none, although Colonel Richard Gridley ordered some cast. Also provides other artillery information. Discusses uses for different bore sizes, their range, and gives editorial comment on artillery matters. Explains the possibility of having brass cannons cast. Comments on artillery operations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the recipient of this letter was. Knox's retained working draft.
Download or read book Henry Knox to Robert Treat Paine on Independence and the Forging of a New Nation 22 August 1783 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1783 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knox, Commander at West Point, writes to Paine, Attorney General of Massachusetts. Informs Paine that he instructed General [Robert] Howe, in Philadelphia, to send two men to Boston (Paine requested their presence in Boston to serve as [witnesses]; refer to GLC02437.10128). Offers a stirring declaration regarding independence and the forging of a new nation: I sincerely reciprocate your congratulations upon the happy termination of a doubtful conflict. The prize is indeed infinitely valuable; and has been obtained with small exertions in proportion to its high worth... There are men in America who would have added lustre to the brightest age of the human race but they do not constitute the multitude nor is it necessary they should provided the multitude could be charmed by the voice of wisdom - But when. Envy avarice, revenge and the other black passions insist upon holding the [reigns] of Government. wisdom has no [illegible] of affairs... Prudence and caution did not effect the revolution. If we would have attended only to their dictates we should never have gone into it. Nor will timorous sentiments now establish an empire. The foundations of the new [fabrick] must be layed on the immutable principles of justice, or she will totter with every wind. The Wise, and the good of all Classes must unite, and by their magnanimity save their Country... An equal just, and energetic Government is the principal engine by which the manners of the people can be influenced - If the Laws are good & well enforced, property will be secure, industry stimulated and vice and idleness discouraged.
Download or read book The Papers of Robert Treat Paine written by Robert Treat Paine and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry Knox to John Adams about Founding Cannon and Mining 29 July 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Later copy of the original. Notifies Adams' that a founder named Mr. Byers is on his way to Philadelphia to make cannons for the artillery. Seeks Adams' support. Also emphasizes the importance of working copper mines in New Jersey. Adams was then a member of the Continental Congress.
Download or read book Henry Knox to John Bryant Regarding the Casting of Cannons 2 July 1793 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1793 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instructs Captain Bryant to have the furnace and boring mill prepared for casting cannons, which were ordered from Mr. Byers. Also lists the weights of some cannons and mortars to be given to Byers along with some old metal. Written from the War Department. Clerically signed for Knox. Free frank signed by Henry Knox on address leaf.
Download or read book Henry Knox to John Adams about Obtaining Materials for Artillery Production and Recruitment copy 21 August 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Later copy. Responds to Adams' (see GLC02437.00416) and discusses the urgent need to obtain copper from mines in New Jersey in order to cast canons. Joins Adams in lamenting the lack of officers from Massachusetts in the Continental Army, but also considers there to be a dearth of qualified candidates. Discusses recruiting and training good officers' rely not only on gentlemen but also on local talent. Suggests Colonel John Glover for possible promotion. Discusses raising an army and re-enlistment at length. Warns Adams that a bounty of [Dollar sign]25-[Dollar sign]36 or 100-150 acres of land is necessary to recruit and hold soldiers at next enlistment. Focuses on the associated expenses and recommends pay increases. Discusses the impending British attack on New York, anticipating it will come through Long Island and predicting victory for the Americans. Believes a direct attack on Manhattan would be ruinous to the British forces.
Download or read book Receipt for Clothes for Nine Companies in Henry Knox s Artillery Regiment 25 July 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Signed in the text by Knox, who indicates that he paid John Marston 1,900 dollars, equal to 570 pounds lawful money, for the clothing. Lists the captains of the nine companies that received the clothing. Signed by John Marston.
Download or read book Henry Knox to James Byers Regarding the Casting of Artillery 26 February 1783 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1783 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the casting of more artillery and the establishment of a system of ordnance for the United States as a whole.
Download or read book Henry Knox to Mr Swart about the Movement of Artillery in Massachusetts 14 January 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the movement of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts, specifically between Blandford and Springfield, Massachusetts. Updates arrangements for the assistance Swart was supplying.
Download or read book Instructions from Henry Knox to William Price and Thomas Patten 28 July 1781 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1781 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of two separate letters. In the first, Knox gives instructions to Price regarding fuzes and wooden bottoms (for artillery). In the second letter, written the same day and presumably at Dobbs Ferry, Knox gives instructions to Captain [Thomas] Patten regarding cannon. Promises to supply Patten with rum. Knox signs the first, not the second letter.
Download or read book Receipt of Payment from Henry Knox 9 February 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Document in Knox's hand, signed by Mosely twice. His first signature indicates receipt of payment from Knox for transporting two cannons from Westfield to Worcester. His second signature confirms receipt of payment for a mistake in the calculation of three cannon transported by John Mosely ...
Download or read book Henry Knox to George Washington Explaining Delays in Transporting Artillery 5 January 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains delays in transporting the artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts caused by the lack of snow on the ground and ice on the Hudson River. He realizes the importance of the transport and explains plans for moving forward. Also mentions that he has sent another list of the artillery being moved (not included). Knox's retained draft.
Download or read book William Heath to Henry Knox Enquiring about Artillery Brought from Ticonderoga Approximately July 1776 written by William Heath and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After receiving an inquiry from the Continental Congress, General Heath asks Knox how many of the cannons brought to Massachusetts from Fort Ticonderoga (for the Siege of Boston) were brought from Cambridge to New York, and how many belong to New England colonies. At the time, Heath was in New York, serving under General Israel Putnam. Signed in text in the third person.
Download or read book Henry Knox to George Washington Discussing Leaving Some Cannon at Niagara 15 August 1783 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1783 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the possibility of leaving some cannon at Niagara and how to best arrange them. Knox's retained draft.
Download or read book Henry Knox to Sebastian Bauman Requesting Artillery 11 July 1781 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1781 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knox writes to Major Bauman at West Point. Instructs Bauman to send one company of artillery from West Point to Dobbs Ferry, New York. Adds that the cannon must be put on board vessels and sent as soon as possible. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (near present-day Tarrytown).
