Henry Knox to Horatio Gates reflecting on the successful campaigns of the past season - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.09490
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776
Title	Henry Knox to Horatio Gates reflecting on the successful campaigns of the past season
Date	5 January 1776
Author	Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Recipient	Gates, Horatio
Document Type	Correspondence; Military document
Content Description	Colonel Knox writes to General Gates, reflecting on "the successful campaigns of the past season." Hopes to be able to congratulate Gates in a few days on the possession of Quebec. Page three contains a struck draft of Knox's 5 January 1776 letter to George Washington. (See GLC02437.00238 for Knox's retained draft of the final letter.)
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Canada
People	Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799)
Place written	Albany, New York
Theme	The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Henry Knox Papers
Additional Information	This letter was written during Knox's expedition from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Knox used the artillery he acquired at Fort Ticonderoga to force the British to evacuate Boston.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Related documents	Letter from Henry Knox to George Washington explaining delays in transporting artillery
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF Albany Jany 5th 1776 Sir I received yours of Novr 30th at Fort George with the greatest pleasure - [inserted: I have govern'd myself accordingly by leaving the led & flint] It must give the coldest Breast in america a new animation to reflect on the successful Campaigns of the past season - America [strikeout] [inserted: prevails] in the North, South & East - I hope in a few days to be able Sir to congratulate you on the possession of Quebec, in this [struck: the] Coup de main has taken place, & considering the weakness of the Enemy, & badness of their troops, [struck: &] the goodness of ours it must have been [crown'd] with success - Some delays have taken place in my business owing to the capriciousness of the Weather which has given me the keenest anxiety of mind, But I hope we shall have Cold weather immediately, which is the only thing wanting to [strikeout] enable us to proceed - as to the snow [struck: I'm in hopes no] I believe notwithstanding the [2] Thaw - We have a sufficiency [struck: to proceed] [inserted: for our purpose] I am Sir [inserted: very] most Respectfully Your Oblig'd Hbld Servt HKnox Genl Gates [3] [struck page: Sir It is with the utmost chagrin that I am oblig'd to date my letter from this place, at a time too when I hop'd to have been in Cambridge. I did myself the honor of addressing myself to your Excellency from Fort George on the 17.Ult]

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