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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01066 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
Title | Henry Knox to [Ebenezer] Stevens regarding military matters |
Date | 20 July 1781 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Recipient | Stevens, Ebenezer |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Directed to Colonel Stevens, possibly Ebenezer Stevens. Discusses military matters, complaining of "incessant applications." Mentions George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Discusses the transport of supplies, ordering Stevens to land his artillery and stores at Peekskill as soon as possible. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow). |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery President Transportation |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Place written | Sleepy Hollow, New York |
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 |