Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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GLC02437.00203
GLC#
GLC02437.00203-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 25, 1775
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to William Knox
Place Written
Watertown, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Mentions making daily excursions to Cambridge. Reports that General Charles Lee said William could easily get a commission, and Knox will discuss it further with George Washington and Horatio Gates. Knox wants William to join the artillery. Discusses the British troops' ineffectual cannon shot against the American works at Roxbury on 23 September 1775. Asks William to send one of the Watertown newspapers to Edward Parry, Esq. Some of the text on the original is faded.

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