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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01913 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0053] 1-13 February 1783 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox informing him that Jackson's regiment would soon be travelling past |
| Date | 12 February 1783 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs Knox that he will be passing through Knox's garrison with his own regiment and asks for Knox's advice concerning traveling down a river. Also tells Knox that "Col. Frank Barber of the Jersey Line was yesterday afternoon Kille'd [sic] dead on the spot, by the fall of a tree as he was going home to diner [sic] his horse was kill'd also." Noted as written at Huts. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Transportation Death |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Barber, Francis (1750-1783) |
| 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 |