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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02498.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | Benjamin Lincoln to John Thomas about tent poles post Battle of Bunker Hill |
| Date | 22 June 1775 |
| Author | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Recipient | Thomas, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Lieutenant Colonel Lincoln to Brigadier General Thomas. Says he is sending one load of tent poles and that he should "order them droped" where he wants. If all can't be used at Roxbury, asks they be sent to Cambridge. Written five days after the Battle of Bunker Hill and on the same day Congress prepared a list of Continental Brigadier Generals that overlooked Thomas. At the time, Thomas was an officer in the state militia. Washington hinted that Congress should fix the mistake, and when another officer declined his appointment, Thomas was selected. Thomas died of smallpox on 2 June 1776 after retreating from Montreal in May 1776. Dated from the Committee of Supply's chamber, whereabouts unknown. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Siege of Boston Military Camp Military Supplies Continental Army |
| People | Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Thomas, John (1724-1776) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |