Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789 to Henry Knox

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01390 Author/Creator: Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789 Place Written: Elizabeth, New Jersey Type: Letter Date: 15 April 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Written from Elizabethtown, present-day Elizabeth, New Jersey. Asks Knox to facilitate the exchange of Lieutenant Haldane, an aide-de-camp of Lord Cornwallis. Believes that when General George Washington hears that he has personal reasons for wanting to exchange Lieutenant Haldane, he "will oblige me in my Request."

Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Washington, George, 1732-1799

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources