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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01812 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0051] 1-15 January 1783 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Crane about dispute between officers |
| Date | 8 January 1783 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Crane, John |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Major General Knox to Colonel Crane. This is a reply to GLC02437.01808. Gives his sentiments on the dispute between Captain Lieutenant Kemper and Lieutenant Crowley. Says "there were breaches of that delicacy which ever ought to govern the behavior of officers." Says it was indelicate for a joke to be told at Crowley's expense. Claims that Crowley's "passion on the occasion was not to be justified, yet it by no means lessens the impropriety which produced it." Knox says he believes the two men should make apologies to all the people who witnessed the dispute. Says "This will be honorable to the parties, and happily compromise a difference which may tend to destroy the good fellowship of the officers of the regiment." Written and signed for Knox by his aide Samuel Shaw. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| 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 | John Crane to Henry Knox about a dispute between officers |