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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01482 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0044] July 1782 |
| Title | John Lamb to Henry Knox on shells and the evacuation of Charlestown |
| Date | 11 July 1782 |
| Author | Lamb, John (1735-1800) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Relates that the present letter will be given to Knox by Mr. [Richard] Frothingham. Writes, "I yesterday received a Letter from Mr. [likely Samuel] Hodgdon, informing me the Shells at Mr. [John Jacob] Faesch's Works, are Cast. - and, that Genl [Benjamin] Lincoln requests, Capt. [William] Stevens may be sent, with a Party of Men to prove them - In consequence of this information, I have sent Capt. Stevens, to Philadelphia, to settle with Genl Lincoln, the mode of subsisting himself, and Party, while on this Service. We have no News here, except a report that the Enemy have evacuated Charlestown, after setting it on fire." Sends his regards to Mrs. Knox and Samuel Shaw. See GLC02437.01481 for related information. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition Industry President Soldier's Pay Military Provisions Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lamb, John (1735-1800) Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) Stevens, William (1750-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | Burlington, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; 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 the shells required for the howitzers |