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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00215 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0011] 1775 |
| Title | Copy of a Letter from Henry Knox to George Washington concerning the movement of artillery |
| Date | 5 December 1775 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Washington, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses working with General Philip Schuyler to arrange to have artillery seized from the British earlier in the year forwarded from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Describes the garrison at Ticonderoga as weak and "the Conveyance from the fort to the landing so indifferent & the passage across the lake so precarious that I am afraid it will be ten days at least before I can get them on this side the lake." Mentions potential problems with the sledding. Written from Fort George in Lake George, New York. Knox's retained working draft. Docket is written in Knox's hand. |
| Subjects | Military History Fort Ticonderoga Revolutionary War Military History Siege of Boston Artillery Continental Army |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) |
| Place written | Lake George, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency |
| 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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