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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01524 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0045] August 1782 |
| Title | Benjamin Lincoln to Henry Knox on the administration of military supplies and the prospects of peace |
| Date | 12 August 1782 |
| Author | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Secretary of War Lincoln to Major General Knox. References Knox's letter of 7 August. Thanks him "for your opinion on the department of field Commisary of Military Stores." As Knox hinted, Lincoln said he has submitted it to Washington. Wants his opinion on the peace. Says he received a late letter from London "shewing the miserable state to which their nation is driven. - which, if true, must soon produce a peace provided we do not relax on the present state of things - and thereby lay ourselves open to a stroke." Says a Mr. Blake of South Carolina has recently returned from England and does not hesitate to say New York and Charlestown (Charleston) will be evacuated by the British in October. Blake claimed it would have been done sooner if transports could be had. Lincoln doubts the report saying "If this is their real design, why is it so publicly mentioned?" The body of the letter is written in the hand of William Jackson, Lincoln's assistant. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army President Global History and Civics Diplomacy Treaty Navy |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Benjamin Lincoln to Henry Knox about artillery supplies Letter concerning the Department of Commissary General of Military Stores from Henry Knox to Tench Tilghman and David Humphreys Letter from Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln replying to his questions about peace and arguing for proper compensation for soldiers |
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