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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10208 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Jacob Bankson to Henry Knox reporting on the state of Captain James Lee's court case |
| Date | 22 November 1786 |
| Author | Bankson, Jacob (fl. 1786) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Reports to Knox about the state of a case concerning Captain James Lee "formerly of the Artillery [who] has made application to the...Court in Consequence of an Injury he received in the Service of his Country..." Mentions General Varnum and a Colonel [Thaire ?] as witnesses to prove that Lee had a furlough and a doctor's certificate. Address leaf marked with a postage stamp "25 NO" and has a reddish stain where the letter was sealed. Watermarked with hunting horn in a crest and "J. De Busscher." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Health and Medical Injury or Wound |
| People | Bankson, Jacob (fl. 1786) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Varnum, James Mitchell (1748-1789) Lee, James (fl. 1786) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Varnum advocated allowing African Americans to enlist in the Continental Army, which resulted in the reformation of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment as an all-black unit. He was later appointed major general of Rhode Island militia and represented Rhode Island in the Continental Congress from 1780-1781 and in 1787. Lee was most likely the captain of the First Pennsylvania Artillery Regiment in Philadelphia and assisted Knox at West Point. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |