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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00234 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0161] Undated: Revolutionary War |
| Title | Plans for siege of Boston Harbor [incomplete] |
| Date | ca. 1775-1776 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses an oil fire at Nantucket, raises questions about plans to use an oil fire to destroy British ships in Boston Harbor, and suggests making "an experiment on some small pond." A fragment from the middle of a document. For more on the plans to attack Boston Harbor see GLC02437.00231; for a map of a planned attack, see GLC02437.00232. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Navy Maritime Siege of Boston Science and Technology Weaponry |
| 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 |
| Related documents | [Plan for setting fire to British ships in Boston Harbor] [Battle plan for the siege of Boston Harbor] |