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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00291 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0013] May-June 1776 |
| Title | Ebenezer Stevens to Henry Knox providing an update on the military situation around Quebec |
| Date | 12 May 1776 |
| Author | Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes to Knox to update him on activities reinforcing the siege of Quebec. Discusses orders to congregate at the town of Surrel, about 135 miles outside of Quebec. Mentions that since the Americans had been driven from the Plains of Abraham, it was unknown where they would make their attack. Comments on the location of various generals and assures Knox that all "are in Good Health & Spirits." Informs Knox that only one man failed on the march and was sent back to Charlestown, Massachusetts. Stevens was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment. He earlier reported on his mission to assist the invasion of Canada on 7 April 1776 (see GLC02437.00270). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Artillery Continental Army Canada Global History and Civics Battle |
| People | Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Surrel, Canada |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Report from Ebenezer Stevens to Henry Knox of the formers march to Crown Point |
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