Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Plan of encampment at Philipsburg, in Westchester County, New York]

GLC02437.10024

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GLC#
GLC02437.10024-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
August 1781
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
[Plan of encampment at Philipsburg, in Westchester County, New York]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 38.2 cm, Width: 22.6 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Hand drawn map in Knox's hand, bearing his corrections and additions, of picket lines from Tuckahoe west to the Hudson River at Dobbs Ferry, New York. The Hudson River is referred to as the North River. In 1781, the Dobbs Ferry shoreline was fortified to prevent the British fleet from interdicting American and French supply lines. Docketed by Knox.

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