to John Crane

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Crane

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GLC02437.01086-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
25 July 1781
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to John Crane
Place Written
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 30.1 cm, Width: 19.3 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Discusses the transport and repair of cannons with Colonel Crane. Regrets the cannon were not proofed at Boston as it will cause "a clamor" if any prove bad. Reported on a recent reconnaissance mission to Kings Bridge to assess the weak points of the British army in the vicinity. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow).

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