Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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Type
Letters
Date
5 December 1775
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to George Washington
Place Written
Lake George, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 16.5 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Discusses working with General Philip Schuyler to arrange to have artillery seized from the British earlier in the year forwarded from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Describes the garrison at Ticonderoga as weak and "the Conveyance from the fort to the landing so indifferent & the passage across the lake so precarious that I am afraid it will be ten days at least before I can get them on this side the lake." Mentions potential problems with the sledding. Written from Fort George in Lake George, New York. Knox's retained working draft. Docket is written in Knox's hand.

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