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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00210 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0011] 1775 |
| Title | Stephen Moylan to Gouverneur Morris introducing Knox to New York |
| Date | 16 November 1775 |
| Author | Moylan, Stephen (1737-1811) |
| Recipient | Morris, Gouverneur |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A letter of introduction for Henry Knox. Asks that Morris "make New York as agreeable to [Knox] as the circumstances of the times will admit." Also asks if there were any letters from "our friend Penn." Moylan was a soldier and officer in the Continental Army, and at one point an aide-de-camp to George Washington. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Military History Continental Army Artillery Fort Ticonderoga Siege of Boston |
| People | Moylan, Stephen (1737-1811) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 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 |