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William Knox's Letter to Mr Lewis Informing Him that the 'lioness' Store Ships is Appointed to Receive Supplies, Blankets and Recruits for the Army in North America
Mr Lewis's Letter to William Knox Informing Him of a Party Due to Embark Aboard the 'Vernon' Transport Freighted with Stores for Sir Henry Clinton's Army
Mr Lewis's Letter to William Knox Informing Him of Letters Received from the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Respecting what May be Required for the Military Hospital There
Mr Lewis's Letter to Mr Knox, Enclosing a State of the Parties Intended to Embark on Board the Ordnance Store Ships for North America and the West Indies
Mr Lewis's Letter to William Knox Seeking that Orders be Given for Eight Hospital Mates and Eight Tons of Medicines be Shipped to Barbados by the Next Store Ship Bound There
Mr Lewis's Letter to William Knox Informing Him of Orders for the Board of Ordnance to Prevent Any Further Troop Being Put Aboard the 'Lord Amherst'
William Knox's Letter to Mr Lewis Referring to the Readiness of the 'Content' Transport at Deptford to Receive Clothing and Camp Equipage Ordered
William Knox to Henry Knox with News and Questions about the Army, 1 April 1777
Author: William Knox
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Reassures his brother of his affection for him. Has received a trunk for Henry from Jonathan Ingersol, and will write him. Informs Knox that he will try to obtain silk stockings for him and that George Washington's coat has been charged to his account by Mr. Austin. Has written to Squire Phillips and given the letter to Gideon Hubbard to deliver. Has not yet written Mr. Garey. Mr. P. Palmer and Reverend Isaac Mansfield paid their accounts. Paid Doctor Dix ten dollars he feels he did not owe him, but did so to protect Henry from slander. If Mr. Harrod calls, shall refer him to Knox's letter. Has heard that two more French ships arrived. Hopes to follow Henry's example and become a good horseman. Wishes to know where the rest of Henry's effects are, information about the store's lease, what he should buy before joining the army, and how he should go about joining. In a postscript mentions he has procured the silk stockings and discusses the sale of various personal items.
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Reassures his brother of his affection for him. Has received a trunk for Henry from Jonathan Ingersol, and will write him. Informs Knox that he will try to obtain silk stockings for him and that George Washington's coat has been charged to his account by Mr. Austin. Has written to Squire Phillips and given the letter to Gideon Hubbard to deliver. Has not yet written Mr. Garey. Mr. P. Palmer and Reverend Isaac Mansfield paid their accounts. Paid Doctor Dix ten dollars he feels he did not owe him, but did so to protect Henry from slander. If Mr. Harrod calls, shall refer him to Knox's letter. Has heard that two more French ships arrived. Hopes to follow Henry's example and become a good horseman. Wishes to know where the rest of Henry's effects are, information about the store's lease, what he should buy before joining the army, and how he should go about joining. In a postscript mentions he has procured the silk stockings and discusses the sale of various personal items.
The Secret War
Author: Max Hastings
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062259296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 447
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"Monumental." --New York Times Book Review NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II—intelligence—showing how espionage successes and failures by the United States, Britain, Russia, Germany, and Japan influenced the course of the war and its final outcome. Spies, codes, and guerrillas played unprecedentedly critical roles in the Second World War, exploited by every nation in the struggle to gain secret knowledge of its foes, and to sow havoc behind the fronts. In The Secret War, Max Hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and some extraordinary sagas of intelligence and resistance, to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062259296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
"Monumental." --New York Times Book Review NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II—intelligence—showing how espionage successes and failures by the United States, Britain, Russia, Germany, and Japan influenced the course of the war and its final outcome. Spies, codes, and guerrillas played unprecedentedly critical roles in the Second World War, exploited by every nation in the struggle to gain secret knowledge of its foes, and to sow havoc behind the fronts. In The Secret War, Max Hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and some extraordinary sagas of intelligence and resistance, to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history.