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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00559 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0016] January-April 1777 |
| Title | Nicholas Eveleigh to Henry Knox about forwarding a letter and military hardships |
| Date | 26 March 1777 |
| Author | Eveleigh, Nicholas (ca. 1748-1791) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says his main purpose in writing is to ask Knox to forward an enclosed letter to Mr. Rose. Also states that he has been marching fifty miles a day and has no artillery captain. Discusses his desire to see his wife, a feeling he knows Knox shares. Doubts the rumors that the French are bringing men to Charlestown, but hopes the French will strike a major blow some time in the future. Mr. Rose most likely refers to Baron Gustavus Heinrich von Wetter-Rosendahl, whose American name was John Rose. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, along with Knox and Eveleigh. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Artillery Women's History Marriage France Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Eveleigh, Nicholas (ca. 1748-1791) Von Wetter-Rosendahl, Baron Gustavus Heinrich (d. 1829) |
| Place written | Port Royal, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Nicholas Eveleigh was an officer in the American Revolution, a member of the Continental Congress, and the first Comptroller of the United States Treasury. Baron Gustavus Heinrich von Wetter-Rosendahl was exiled from the Tzar's court in Russia and came to served as a surgeon and aide de camp in the Continental Army. Here he took on the name John Rose. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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