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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00402 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0014] July-August 1776 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox reporting military intelligence |
| Date | 29 July 1776 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports on intelligence on British forces gathered from Benjamin Davis, one of about 150 prisoners taken from a ship captured by a privateer named Captain Skimmer and brought it to Marblehead, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Navy Privateering Prisoner of War Revolutionary War Military History Spying Revolutionary War General |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Davis, Benjamin (fl. 1776-1778) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| 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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