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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00474 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0015] September-December 1776 |
Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about loss of territory to British and privateers |
Date | 10 October 1776 |
Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Laments the loss of Bergen Point, New Jersey, as well as any other easy victory by the British because it lifts their spirits and emboldens them. It also discourages the Americans. Wants there to be no more works built that cannot be properly defended. Discusses several prizes taken by privateers and the supplies seized. Also relates news from London papers that were aboard one of the ships. Discusses a ship he is outfitting and inquires again about the guns he requested from Knox. Mentions the marriage of Ebenezer Oliver to Sucky (Susanna) Johonnet. |
Subjects | Navy Privateering Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle Fortification Military Supplies Maritime Journalism Artillery Continental Army Global History and Civics Marriage |
People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Women in American History |
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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