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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00458 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0015] September-December 1776 |
Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about morale and the war |
Date | 26 September 1776 |
Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Compliments Knox on the "generalship" of the evacuation of Long Island and New York. Offers his opinions of the activities in New York and the role of the British navy. Also mentions the loss at Long Island's negative effect on morale. Also comments on Knox's baggage stolen by the Hessians and the cowardice of some of the troops. Communicates that Mr. Spears wants Knox to pursue the exchange of Captain Lieutenant John Johnson, who was taken prisoner at Long Island (also see GLC02437.00440). Discusses correspondence problems. Reports that General Benjamin Lincoln is on his way to New York with 6,000 troops. |
Subjects | Navy Prisoner of War Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights) Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle Global History and Civics Hessians Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Bravery |
People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Johnson, John (fl. 1776) |
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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