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Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Later copy. Written by Brigadier General Knox to General Lincoln. Says he was concerned for him, but hopes he is safe at Head of Elk, Maryland. Tells him to pray take care of the trophies and carry them triumphantly into rome. Reports from Mount Vernon that Martha Washington's son, Mr. Custis, has died. Says there is a pallor of sadness in the Washington home and that You who know the tender feelings of a father in their extreme can form some idea of the affliction which must at this moment overcome Mrs Washington & the General. Says they are expected back at Mount Vernon in a day or two, when he will decide to stay with his wife until the moment of her difficulty shall be over, probably in reference to her pregnancy. Says he heard Lincoln was named Minister of War by Congress, but advises him not to give up his military rank. Wants a reform of the army and the purging of an host of useless Officers Who disgust the Country at home and deprive the Officers in the field of the proper advantages.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Later copy. Written by Brigadier General Knox to General Lincoln. Says he was concerned for him, but hopes he is safe at Head of Elk, Maryland. Tells him to pray take care of the trophies and carry them triumphantly into rome. Reports from Mount Vernon that Martha Washington's son, Mr. Custis, has died. Says there is a pallor of sadness in the Washington home and that You who know the tender feelings of a father in their extreme can form some idea of the affliction which must at this moment overcome Mrs Washington & the General. Says they are expected back at Mount Vernon in a day or two, when he will decide to stay with his wife until the moment of her difficulty shall be over, probably in reference to her pregnancy. Says he heard Lincoln was named Minister of War by Congress, but advises him not to give up his military rank. Wants a reform of the army and the purging of an host of useless Officers Who disgust the Country at home and deprive the Officers in the field of the proper advantages.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Later copy. Secretary of War Knox reports that he was happy to have had the opportunity of complying with your wishes relative to young Mr. [William] Balch. Knox mentions some vacant land that seems mortgaged.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Later copy. Complains about Lincoln not writing to him. Describes in great detail the battles between General Nathanael Greene and Lord Cornwallis at Guilford Court House, North Carolina, 15 March 1781. Gen. Greene fought upon the best principles. If he had been successful, Lord Cornwallis at such a distance in the Country, without communication or resource, must have been ruined. Whereas a defeat on our part could only be partial. The discipline of the enemy decided the day but our people were in high spirits, and it was probable another action must soon take place. Comments that a British fleet recently sailed to reinforce [General Benedict] Arnold.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Initialed by Knox. Thanks Washington for his sympathy regarding the death of his son. States The arrow with [which we were] stricken is indeed barbed with the keenest anguish. Says that neither reason nor philosophy has had their proper effect.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Later copy. Discusses General Cornwallis' movements in the south in detail, particularly by the Virginia/North Carolina border and Generals Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan's efforts in harassing him. Wonders about Benedict Arnold's movements, who at this time is fighting for the British, and mentions the Marquis de Lafayette.
Author: Henry Knox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Later copy. Marked Private. Letter from Major General Knox to Secretary of War Lincoln. Reports that the Massachusetts line has determined to apply to the state for its backpay. Says It would be useless to detail the reasons why such a settlement would be preferable to a continental one. Says it is probable that Massachusetts may decline to account for the officers subsistence, if so it must be brought before Congress.
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox
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Author: Henry Knox
Author: Henry Knox