Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00291 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 Place Written: Surrel, Canada Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 May 1776 Pagination: 2p.+addr. 26 cm. x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Writes Knox to update him on activities reinforcing the siege of Quebec. Discusses orders to congregate at the town of Surrel, about 135 miles outside of Quebec. Mentions that since the Americans had been driven from the Plains of Abraham, it was unknown where they would make their attack. Comments on the location of various generals and assures Knox that all "are in Good Health & Spirits." Informs Knox that only one man failed on the march and was sent back to Charlestown, Massachusetts. Stevens was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment. He earlier reported on his mission to assist the invasion of Canada on 7 April 1776 (see GLC02437.00270).
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