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24 July 1782
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
to Alexander Hamilton
Later copy. Knox sent Hamilton the latest information on what is now known as the Huddy-Asgill Affair.
GLC02437.01499
9 October 1782
Caswell, Lamuel (fl. 1782)
[Petition of prisoners of war]
Date added later in pencil. Petition asks that the undersigned prisoners of war, due to want of clothing for the approaching winter, be allowed to move to Albany to be with family and friends, and so they might more easily be exchanged to Canada....
GLC02437.01656
31 October 1782
Pray, John (1753-1812)
to Samuel Shaw
Captain John Pray, of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment, asks Shaw to provide an order to the bearer for supplies, including three powder horns, for the use of the armed guard boats. Also relates that the fleet sailed from New York the previous day.
GLC02437.01688
15 December 1782
Noailles, Louis Marie, vicomte de (1756-1804)
to Henry Knox
Writes to tell Knox he is sailing for France in a few days. Writes, "the last sentiments of a person near to death are sometimes precious nothing looks more like it than the imense separation of the sea." Comments that though he "will be soon...
GLC02437.01745
17 July 1781
Franks, David Salisbury, fl. 1740-1793
Written at the "Capes of Delaware." Franks explains that he is employed in a matter of public business by Robert Morris, superintendent of finance. Franks is on his way to Madrid, Spain then Paris, France (to bear dispatches to John Jay and...
GLC02437.01056
18 July 1781
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Refers to an ensuing campaign and the potential for "disposing of the British fleet." Remarks on the prevalence of British ships in the Boston harbor and adjacent waters. Reports that the House of Lee and Jones lost a ship to the British...
GLC02437.01060
20 July 1781
Harrison, Charles, 1740-1796
Colonel Harrison writes to Knox from the "High hills of Santee," near the Santee River in South Carolina. Gives Knox an outline of events in the South "since the memorable battle of Guilford ... " Reports that Lord Cornwallis and Nathanael Greene...
GLC02437.01063
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to William Knox
Thanks William for money he recently sent. Reports that Lucy Knox and their children have gone up the Hudson River on a visit. Discusses his hopes for an end to the Revolutionary War, writing "I sincerely pray God that the War may be ended this...
GLC02437.01064
25 July 1781
to Ebenezer Stevens
Directed to Lieutenant Colonel Stevens at "Kings Ferry, Westpoint, or New Windsor." Informs Stevens to suspend his movement to Kings Ferry if he is not already there, reporting that "Two twenty Gun ships, two sloops, and a galley belonging to the...
GLC02437.01078
Neufville, John de, fl. 1779-1789
John de Neufville and Son, a merchant firm in Amsterdam, reports that war with England has effected trade. Comments extensively on the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. Discusses business.
GLC02437.01079
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