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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.00435
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0015] September-December 1776 
Title Henry Knox to Lucy Knox discussing the retreat from Long Island
Date 2 September 1776
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Knox, Lucy Flucker  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Discusses the retreat from Long Island, after the Battle of Long Island, and plans to defend Manhattan.
Subjects Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights)  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Military History  Continental Army  Battle  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)  
Place written New York, New York
Theme The American Revolution; 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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