Henry Knox, A.L.S. War Office 7 December 1785 : to Tench Tilghman Esqr.
1785
MSS L2012F59 M
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Title
Henry Knox, A.L.S. War Office 7 December 1785 : to Tench Tilghman Esqr.
Published
[New York] 1785
Description
[1] p. ; 32 cm.
Call Number
MSS L2012F59 M
Note
Docketed on verso with a pencil annotation.
Secretary of War Knox informs Tilghman that an order for the "sum of four hundred dollars to pay for the horse ordered to be presented to you by the resolve of Congress ..." In late October 1781, following Lt. Col. Tilghman’s ride to deliver the news of the American victory at Yorktown, Congress voted to award him "a horse properly caparisoned and an elegant sword." The funds for the horse were delayed until December 1785; the sword did not arrive, unfortunately, until after Tilghman’s death on April 19, 1786.
The Society owns a letter written by Knox to Tilghman on December 2, 1785 (MSS 1156.3 M MB)
Digitized image available, see URL
Secretary of War Knox informs Tilghman that an order for the "sum of four hundred dollars to pay for the horse ordered to be presented to you by the resolve of Congress ..." In late October 1781, following Lt. Col. Tilghman’s ride to deliver the news of the American victory at Yorktown, Congress voted to award him "a horse properly caparisoned and an elegant sword." The funds for the horse were delayed until December 1785; the sword did not arrive, unfortunately, until after Tilghman’s death on April 19, 1786.
The Society owns a letter written by Knox to Tilghman on December 2, 1785 (MSS 1156.3 M MB)
Digitized image available, see URL
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