Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Charles Lee

GLC02437.00245

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GLC#
GLC02437.00245-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 25, 1776
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Charles Lee
Place Written
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 33.2 cm, Width: 20.8 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Gives General Lee additional specifics on the artillery ordered from New York City and being sent to Cambridge, Massachusetts, which George Washington has already written Lee about. He sent a list of items sent by the Second Provincial Congress or Committee of Safety in New York (not included). Explains plans for their transport. Notes that even though Knox has retrieved artillery pieces from Fort Ticonderoga, the pieces from New York are badly needed. Knox also discusses his efforts to obtain artillery from New York City in GLC02437.00212, GLC02437.00220, and GLC02437.00222.

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