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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00254 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776 |
| Title | Henry Knox to William Burbeck requesting the movement of artillery |
| Date | 25 February 1776 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Burbeck, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Asks Colonel Burbeck to procure horses and carts, and move some artillery pieces from Prospect Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts, after assessing the road in the daytime. Notes that he would have done this himself if his wife, Lucy Knox, was not currently ill. |
| Subjects | Artillery Revolutionary War Siege of Boston Military History Health and Medical Marriage Transportation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Burbeck, William (1716-1785) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Newton, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| 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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