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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00453 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0015] September-December 1776 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about morale and people's wishes for peace |
| Date | 23 September 1776 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Notes that some of "our cool W[h]igs" are getting discouraged, in response to activities in New York and the loss at Long Island, and wish an end to hostilities. Jackson, however, only wants the matter settled "upon Independent terms." Reports that General Benjamin Lincoln will be marching to New York with 6,000 reinforcements. Jackson's company was not ordered to join them. Indicates that two prizes have been captured by privateers. |
| Subjects | Privateering Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights) Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Loyalist Battle Freedom and Independence Continental Army Militia Global History and Civics |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 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 |
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