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- GLC#
- GLC02437.00472-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 10, 1776
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to William Knox
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 19 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Expresses disappointment with not receiving a letter from William, but writes this letter for both William and Henry Jackson. Discusses being recalled from New Jersey in response to sightings of British ships. Tells William to not give credit to reports that an American garrison has been taken, because it has not be verified. Comments on cannons he is getting for Henry Jackson to be mounted on a privateer. Mentions that Lucy Knox and their daughter visited briefly. Composed at Mount Washington.
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