Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.00424

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GLC#
GLC02437.00424-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
25 August 1776
Author/Creator
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 15.8 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Responds to Knox's letter (see GLC02437.00423). Discusses the difficulty of obtaining copper in order to cast canons. Also discusses importance of officers to an army and the issue of appointing more officers from Massachusetts. Asks Knox for a list of the best prospects and comments on their characters. Explains his advocacy of a permanent regular army but also his doubts about one being created. Writes, "I am a constant Advocate for a regular Army, and the most masterly Discipline, because, I know that without these We cannot reasonably hope to be a powerfull, a prosperous, or a free People...Men of Genius and spirit, must be promoted, wherever they are…"

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