Knox's opinion given to George Washington on questions such as detaching part of the main army toward Boston and keeping Continental troops in a "collected state" during winter - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.00733
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0019] 1778
Title	Knox's opinion given to George Washington on questions such as detaching part of the main army toward Boston and keeping Continental troops in a "collected state" during winter
Date	19 October 1778
Author	Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Recipient	Washington, George
Document Type	Military document
Content Description	Retained copy of GLC02437.00732, a response to GLC02437.00731. Refer to the draft of this document, GLC02437.00732, for complete scope and content. In Samuel Shaw's hand. Place of writing is inferred from copy at GLC02437.00732.
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Military Camp Military Provisions Military Supplies
People	Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799)
Place written	New York
Theme	The American Revolution; The Presidency
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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