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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00620 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0017] May-August 1777 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Hancock asking if Phillippe du Coudray has been appointed to command the artillery |
| Date | 1 July 1777 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Hancock, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Knox writes to Hancock, President of Continental Congress. Asks if [Phillippe] du Coudray has been appointed to command the artillery. Declares, "I wish to know of Congress whether this information be true, if it is, I beg the favor of a permission to Retire, and that a proper certificate for that purpose be sent me immediately." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery France Global History and Civics Government and Civics Congress Continental Congress |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Coudray, Phillippe du (1738-1777) |
| Place written | Middlebrook, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Knox was almost displaced of his position in charge of artillery by [du Coudray], secured by Silas Deane, the American Minister to France. Washington supported Knox, and Du Coudray was permitted to join the troops under Washington as a volunteer. Coudray drowned in September 1777. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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