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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00561 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0016] January-April 1777 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox with war news |
| Date | 1 April 1777 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Received Knox's letter via Captain Shaw, and was pleased by Knox's good spirits. Hopes to defeat the British, but worries about the lack of manpower, hearing that Washington only has 4,000 men. "If this is the case you must expect a whipping very soon." Hears that there are only 1,200 men and no field officers at Fort Ticonderoga, that Indian skirmishes there have cost many American lives, and that "Colonel Baldwin the Engineer" was taken prisoner. Unless action is taken he fears this "most important post on the Continent" may be lost. Colonel Crane lost his struggle to be permitted to use the town bounty in recruiting men. Without the bounty he will lose fine men he could otherwise recruit. Nothing has been done about raising their three battalions, and the legislature says nothing will be done until fifteen other battalions are raised first. Thinks this point will never come, and wishes Washington would order these battalions raised quickly. Worries his young officers will leave if the situation remains stagnant. Has a number of boys learning the drum and fife, but nothing for them to do. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Battle American Indian History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Rebellion Global History and Civics Death Fortification Recruitment Soldier's Pay Finance Government and Civics Art, Music, Theater, and Film Artillery Education |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Native Americans; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Henry Jackson was a colonel in a continental regiment who later rose to the rank of brevet Brigadier-General. John Crane was a colonel in the Third Continental Artillery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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