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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01174 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Head of Elk, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 September 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Order a Copy

Reports to his brother that the army has gathered with all its stores in Head of Elk, Maryland and will proceed to the Chesapeake in three days. He is optimistic about the upcoming siege of Yorktown: "I shall hope to inform you in 15 days that we have had Cornwallis completely invested." He is also confident in the assistance of the French Admiral de Grasse, whose job it was to secure the mouth of the York River. Mentions that his wife Lucy Knox is in Philadelphia with their daughter.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788

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