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- GLC#
- GLC02437.02125-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 19 May 1783
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Ebenezer Sprout
- Place Written
- West Point, New York
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Written by Major General Knox to Colonel Sprout. References Sprout's letter of 19 May. This letter told of the "extraordinary conduct of Mr. Honniwell" Knox says "Such conduct may renew again all the horrors of War." "Mr. Honniwell" refers to Israel Honeywell, a New York patriot militia leader. On May 16, 1783, three days after Sir Guy Carleton evacuated his troops from mainland New York, Honeywell led his men into Westchester where they robbed, beat, and otherwise terrorized Loyalist inhabitants. Knox says he will pass this information along to Washington who will no doubt inform Governor George Clinton. See GLC02437.02126 for a related document.
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