Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00336 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 June 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; : docket ; Height: 21 cm, Width: 16.6 cm Order a Copy
Reiterates the request for money he made in his last letter (see GLC02437.00328). Mentions that Lucy is well, but their newborn is ill from teething. Discusses recent misfortunes from the invasion of Canada. Mentions the 8th Regiment quartered in Detroit heading towards Montreal with a party of Indians. Comments on the activities of Major Henry Sherburne, Colonel John Paterson, and General Benedict Arnold, and a six day truce forced on the British. Mentions that the army was stricken with small pox and General John Thomas was likely to die from them. Chastises William for not writing more often and keeping him updated on activities in Boston. Later that month, British forces in Canada were reinforced and the Americans were forced to retreat. Thomas had died from small pox on 2 June 1776. This letter to William was sent to Peter Knox, who evidently forwarded it to William Knox.
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