Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01124 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Headquarters, High Hills Santee, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 August 1781 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 22.1 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Major General Greene as commander of the Southern Department to Brigadier General Knox. Says if reports of New York's investment are true then "you must be the hero of the day. Me thinks I hear the cannon roar while I am writing..." Hopes Knox will comes to the South after finishing the job around New York. Makes reference to a story involving General William Howe at the Battle of Morristown, which took place in 1777. Says "Where is How[e] with his nose, has he left off his part, or forgiven the levy that insulted it so grossly at Morristown?" Makes reference to General Lee reviewing the ground at Long Island. Comments on an unsubstantiated report of a duel between Howe and Lee. "Honest fellows what have they to quarrel about?" Is frustrated about knowing so little about events in the North. Jokes that he is sending so many aides out to get news, he fears that people "will think the Southern Army is broken up." Asks about Lucy.
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