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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01847 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0052] 16-31 January 1783 |
| Title | John Reily to Henry Knox about the holding of a suspicious character |
| Date | 20 January 1783 |
| Author | Reily, John (fl. 1776-1810) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry Reily, John |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports to Knox that he is holding a suspicious person at Constitution Island who arrived alone and without credentials. He then asked for information about the forts and weapons there. Includes a reply from Samuel Shaw stating that Knox asked him to write, and states that Knox expresses his thanks for Reily's vigilance. Says the prisoner is innocent and visited the Island solely out of curiosity. Declares that he should be released after being informed of the "great impropriety in a person visiting any military post" without proper introduction. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Fortification Spying Prisoner Prisoner of War |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Reily, John (fl. 1776-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Constitution Island, 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 |
| Related documents | Samuel William Johnson to Jedediah Huntington about Johnson's confinement |