Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00318 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Long Island, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 May 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 30.3 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Explains that he must delay reconnaissance of King's Bridge (Kingsbridge) because he has to go to New Uttrick [Utrecht] on Long Island to conduct business with a committee there. Relays a report of two British ships spotted "off the offing" the previous night. Kingsbridge connected the northern tip of Manhattan to the mainland. The Continental Army evacuated Manhattan through there in October, 1776.
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