John Doughty to Henry Knox Giving a Detailed Report of Matters at West Point, 9 October 1784
Author | : John Doughty |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1784 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1406067564 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Download or read book John Doughty to Henry Knox Giving a Detailed Report of Matters at West Point, 9 October 1784 written by John Doughty and published by . This book was released on 1784 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major Doughty, commander at West Point, gives a detailed report on matters at that post. Writes, I intend with your permission to go to Congress about the first of next month upon the concern of my small Corps, to settle their account & procure them if possible some Money, for want of this very essential article, our situation is become so very necessitous as to border upon Wretchedness... Asks for a letter from Knox introducing him to a Congressman from Massachusetts and to the President of Continental Congress (Thomas Mifflin).