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25 July 1781
Neufville, John de, fl. 1779-1789
to William Knox
Marked as a duplicate (of GLC02437.01079).
GLC02437.01080
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Has not recently received any letters from William, his brother. Reports that Continental troops in the vicinity reconnoitered at Kings Bridge to estimate where the British are most vulnerable: "The result of our discoveries was a full conviction...
GLC02437.01084
to John Crane
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...
GLC02437.01086
29 June 1781
to George Washington
Mentions doubts George Washington expressed in a previous letter regarding the upcoming campaign (initially the campaign was to be against the British in New York, but Washington revised these plans to launch the Siege of Yorktown). Discusses...
GLC02437.00994
26 July 1781
to Lucy Knox [incomplete]
Knox writes to his wife from Philipsburgh (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York). "... I have never found any absence from [Lucy] so truly insupportable as the present. I am alone amidst a croud [sic], and unhappy without my companion." Bemoans the...
GLC02437.01000
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