Gibbs, Caleb, fl. 1748-1818 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.02457-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1 September 1783
Author/Creator
Gibbs, Caleb, fl. 1748-1818
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
New York
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 18.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Written by Major Gibbs to Major General Knox. Says he wrote Knox a letter on 27 August from Brunswick and since then his regiment has been reduced by sickness. Reports he left 60 men in Brunswick and more have become sick since marching from there. Says that Lt. Bullard, quartermaster of the 2nd regiment who was sent ahead, will be able to give Knox a full report. Says if there is not enough water transportation to take the entire regiment to West Point from Kings Ferry, he will only send along his invalids and baggage. Hopes to reach West Point by Wednesday if the weather is favorable. Camped 12 miles from Kings Ferry, New York.

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