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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00440 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 September 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.2 x 14.4 cm. Order a Copy

Asks William to visit the wife of Captain Lieutenant John Johnson of Knox's artillery and tell her that her husband was wounded and taken prisoner, but is being taken care of. Also wants the wife of John Callender told that he was taken prisoner as well. Notes that the Continental Army is in high spirits and there has been no new developments since the retreat at the Battle of Long Island. Shaw was a lieutenant in Knox's artillery regiment.

[Draft Excerpt:]
Nothing remarkable has happened since the retreat from Long Island. Our Army are in high spiritis, and wish only for an opportunity of engaging the Enemy on equal terms.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Callender, John, fl. 1747-1797
Johnson, John, fl. 1776

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