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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00524 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0016] January-April 1777 |
Title | Samuel Stringer to William Knox about military news |
Date | 23 January 1777 |
Author | Stringer, Samuel (1734-1817) |
Recipient | Knox, William |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Discusses letters of his which have been lost in the mail. States he will be unable to come to Boston. Privately informs Knox "that I am heartily tired of the service, from Fatigue, or from Principle," and promises to provide more details later. States that the information received in Albany about military affairs is far less reliable than that in Boston, and asks Knox to please keep him as well informed as possible. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Soldier's Letter Post Office |
People | Stringer, Samuel (1734-1817) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
Place written | Albany, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Additional Information | Samuel Stringer was a prominent Albany physician. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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