Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to Henry Knox

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GLC02437.00318
GLC#
GLC02437.00318-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
May 29, 1776
Author/Creator
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Long Island, New York
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.3 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Explains that he must delay reconnaissance of King's Bridge (Kingsbridge) because he has to go to New Uttrick [Utrecht] on Long Island to conduct business with a committee there. Relays a report of two British ships spotted "off the offing" the previous night. Kingsbridge connected the northern tip of Manhattan to the mainland. The Continental Army evacuated Manhattan through there in October, 1776.

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