Henry Knox to Ebenezer Stevens ordering him to suspend his movement to Kings Ferry - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.01078
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781
Title	Henry Knox to Ebenezer Stevens ordering him to suspend his movement to Kings Ferry
Date	25 July 1781
Author	Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Military document; Correspondence
Content Description	Directed to Lieutenant Colonel Stevens at "Kings Ferry, Westpoint, or New Windsor." Informs Stevens to suspend his movement to Kings Ferry if he is not already there, reporting that "Two twenty Gun ships, two sloops, and a galley belonging to the Enemy" have just passed up the river. Orders Stevens to get all stores on shore if he is at Kings Ferry, as Knox fears losing the stores to the British. Adds, "His Excellency the General has given me orders to risque no pieces [sic] or stores..." Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow).
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Global History and Civics Navy Military Supplies President
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823)
Place written	Sleepy Hollow, New York
Theme	The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF Phillipsburg Sunday evening 9 oClock 25th July 1781 - Dr Sir Two [strikeout] twenty Gun ships, two sloops, and a Galley belonging to the Enemy having just past up the river, it will probably become necessary to suspend your movement to Kings Ferry if you [struck: may no] have not already arrived there. His Excellency the General has given me orders that to risque [struck: nothing] no pieces or stores belonging to the Park, as it is at this moment uncertain what is the fate of the Iron Guns with Capt Lt [Niels] If you should have [2] arrived at Kings Ferry, not a moments time to be lost in getting [inserted: every thing] [struck: them] on shore, and informing me of the same and whether [inserted: you have a sufficiency of] [strikeout] horses there. If you are at West point or New Windsor rest there until further [orders]. Your Hble Servt HKnox Lt Colonel Stevens - Kings Ferry, West point, or New Windsor [docket] To Lt Colonel Stevens. 15 July 1781

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