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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01659 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0047] October 1782 |
| Title | Tench Tilghman to Henry Knox regarding British affairs and the peace negotiations |
| Date | 12 October 1782 |
| Author | Tilghman, Tench (1744-1786) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from "Head Quarters" by Colonel Tilghman to Major General Knox. Says Knox's "letters" came to hand last evening. Says Washington has gone down to the river and that he cannot answer him until tomorrow. Reports that "Vessels have arrived in short passages from Holland to Boston - letters down to the 20th of Augt. say that the French, Dutch and English Fleets had returned safe and sound into port." Says the British have not determined whether to relieve Gibraltar or not. Claims "it was in danger and must fall without Speedy relief." Reports that British affairs in the East Indies are bad. On the peace negotiations says "Terms of the Belligerent Powers high and hard - Britain as obstinate as the Devil." |
| Subjects | Navy Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History President Global History and Civics France Caribbean Diplomacy Treaty |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Tilghman, Tench (1744-1786) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| 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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