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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00246 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776 |
| Title | Horatio Gates to Henry Knox about a possible court martial |
| Date | 1 February 1776 |
| Author | Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Concerns a complaint by the quartermaster in the regiment of Colonel Prescott, possibly William Prescott, against a member of the regiment of artillery. Discusses a potential garrison court martial and its legality. Gates was then George Washington's adjutant general. |
| Subjects | Military History Law Revolutionary War Military Law Artillery Military Supplies |
| People | Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Law |
| 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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