Johnson, Martin, fl. 1776 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.00317

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GLC#
GLC02437.00317-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
28 May 1776
Author/Creator
Johnson, Martin, fl. 1776
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1p. : address : Height: 17 cm, Width: 15.9 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Reports that on doing his rounds of artillery guard duty at the grand battery, he came across two men claiming to be members of the artillery named Archibald Thomson and Robert McFalls. Johnson believes they are imposters. Johnson was a lieutenant in the New York artillery regiment.

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