Brewster, Caleb, 1747-1827 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01755 Author/Creator: Brewster, Caleb, 1747-1827 Place Written: Fairfield, Connecticut Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 21 December 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 33.6 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Captain Brewster to Major General Knox. Claims Knox is the "Commanding Officer of the Corps to which I have the honor of being annexed." Sends along the account of a sea battle he had with Captain Hoit in Long Island Sound. While in Stamford with Major Tallmadge, he said he heard that Hoit was in the Sound with 3 ships and he went to attack him with 6 ships. Split his boats up -- sending 3 to the "North Side" of the island and 3 to the "South Side," to prevent their escape. After a short time he saw Hoit across the Sound from Huntington and immediately chased them. He eventually caught them and relates the story of the battle in gory detail, including hand-to-hand fighting.
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