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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00994 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0030] June 1781 |
Title | Henry Knox to George Washington about upcoming campaign |
Date | 29 June 1781 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Mentions doubts George Washington expressed in a previous letter regarding the upcoming campaign (initially the campaign was to be against the British in New York, but Washington revised these plans to launch the Siege of Yorktown). Discusses arrangements [Knox] made with General [Ezekiel] Cornell, a Continental Congressman, to obtain supplies. |
Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army President Global History and Civics Continental Congress Congress Military Supplies |
People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Cornell, Ezekiel (1733-1800) |
Place written | New Windsor, New York |
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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