Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00203 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Watertown, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 September 1775 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.6 cm. x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Mentions making daily excursions to Cambridge. Reports that General Charles Lee said William could easily get a commission, and Knox will discuss it further with George Washington and Horatio Gates. Knox wants William to join the artillery. Discusses the British troops' ineffectual cannon shot against the American works at Roxbury on 23 September 1775. Asks William to send one of the Watertown newspapers to Edward Parry, Esq. Some of the text on the original is faded.
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