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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.00414
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0014] July-August 1776 
Title Henry Knox to William Knox about information from deserters
Date 8 August 1776
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Reports intelligence gathered from two British deserters on the size and plans of the British force gathering to attack New York.
Subjects Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights)  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Military History  Global History and Civics  Desertion  Battle  Global History and Civics  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Knox, William (1756-1795)  
Place written New York, 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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