Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.00209-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
16 November 1775
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Lucy Knox
Place Written
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19.1 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Writes lovingly to his wife. Discusses his journey to visit her, getting caught in a violent storm, and expecting to see her tomorrow night. Explains that George Washington has ordered him to go to Fort Ticonderoga. Knox, having recently been appointed head of the artillery, was sent to Ticonderoga to inspect and bring back to Cambridge the British artillery captured there by a force led by Ethan Allen on 15 May 1775.

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