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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00477-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 28 October 1776
- Author/Creator
- Stringer, Samuel, 1725-?
- Title
- to William Knox
- Place Written
- Lake George, New York
- Pagination
- 4 p. : address : docket ; Height: 29.6 cm, Width: 22.9 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Rants about not receiving any letters from Knox. Discusses in detail the "fatal Catastrophe of our Navy," commanded by Benedict Arnold, on Lake Champlain, as well as subsequent activities around Crown Point and Fort Ticonderoga, including the actions of Indians fighting for the British. Describes the strong works at Fort George and Fort Ticonderoga. The letter continues on 3 November 1776 and discusses local military and naval activities since 28 October. Written from Fort George in Lake George, New York. Enclosure cited is GLC02437.09538.
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