Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Crane
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01086 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Sleepy Hollow, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 July 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 30.1 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy
Discusses the transport and repair of cannons with Colonel Crane. Regrets the cannon were not proofed at Boston as it will cause "a clamor" if any prove bad. Reported on a recent reconnaissance mission to Kings Bridge to assess the weak points of the British army in the vicinity. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow).
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