Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Their Separation and Possible Meeting in the Winter Plus is Motivation for Serving, 22 November 1776 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Their Separation and Possible Meeting in the Winter Plus is Motivation for Serving, 22 November 1776 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1776. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Their Separation and Possible Meeting in the Winter Plus is Motivation for Serving, 22 November 1776 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Assures her that their separation will not be as long as she fears, that they will soon be together again, and that he loves her deeply. Explains why he must stay at war and away from her, saying: My obedience in this point interrupts our happiness for the present in order to secure it more effectually. Writes that the British have arrived near Fort Lee, and expects they will attack it soon. Reports that the Continental Congress has not taken care of his artillery unit. Hopes to see her in four weeks, assuming the British move to winter quarters. Expects that his brother will be with her shortly.
Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Battle of White Plains and where He Thinks She Should Winter, 1 November 1776
Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Battle of White Plains and where He Thinks She Should Winter, 1 November 1776 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Battle of White Plains and where He Thinks She Should Winter, 1 November 1776 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1776. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Battle of White Plains and where He Thinks She Should Winter, 1 November 1776 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mentions problems with the post. Discusses the Battle of White Plains. Notes his belief that the British are planning to attempt a decisive attack. Thinks she should spend the winter in Boston and if she agrees he will send William Knox to escort her.
Lucy Knox to Henry Knox about Her Health and War Rumors, 6 November 1776
Lucy Knox to Henry Knox about Her Health and War Rumors, 6 November 1776 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lucy Knox to Henry Knox about Her Health and War Rumors, 6 November 1776 write by Lucy Flucker Knox. This book was released on 1776. Lucy Knox to Henry Knox about Her Health and War Rumors, 6 November 1776 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discusses her poor health, explains why she did not write for three posts, and laments their separation. Seeks verification of a rumor that General William Howe met the same fate as General John Burgoyne. Letter dated below signature as 6 November. Year inferred from content.
Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about British Strategy and Their Relationship, 10 November 1776
Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about British Strategy and Their Relationship, 10 November 1776 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about British Strategy and Their Relationship, 10 November 1776 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1776. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about British Strategy and Their Relationship, 10 November 1776 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discusses how important his correspondence with Lucy is and how much it hurts him to urge her to go farther away from him (first to New Haven then to Boston). Speculates on a possible British strategy to extend their conquest into New Jersey, which will force Knox to follow, and be further from his wife. Notes that the New York campaign might be considered a loss for the Americans. Analyzes the current situation in New York. Comments that General George Washington set out for New Jersey. Mentions that General Horatio Gates drove Sir Guy Carleton back to Canada, which Knox believes will affect General William Howe's operations. Mentions that James Lovell had been released by the British (also see GLC02437.00413). Comments that Young Hardy Peirce has his head shot off by an accident. Indicates that when the Continental Army goes to winter quarters, he will go to Philadelphia to attend to his affairs.
Henry Knox to Lucy Knox Lamenting Their Separation and Commenting on the State of Affairs in New London, 24 April 1776
Henry Knox to Lucy Knox Lamenting Their Separation and Commenting on the State of Affairs in New London, 24 April 1776 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Henry Knox to Lucy Knox Lamenting Their Separation and Commenting on the State of Affairs in New London, 24 April 1776 write by Henry Knox. This book was released on 1776. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox Lamenting Their Separation and Commenting on the State of Affairs in New London, 24 April 1776 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Writes that he curses the man who first brought on this war only because it separates me from my Love. Mentions that he has received instructions from George Washington to inspect and fortify the local harbor in order to make it safe for Continental troops and the American navy (see GLC02437.00274). Comments on his meeting with Admiral Esek Hopkins and his son, John B. Hopkins, who was recently injured in a naval engagement with the British ship Glasgow. Gives a favorable impression of both, comparing Esek to the Dutch Admiral Van Tromp and proclaiming that John will become a formidable figure in American History. He longs to see his wife and will judge the propriety of sending for her when he reaches New York. Knox was then moving southward toward New York, planning coastal defenses against the British navy for Rhode Island and Connecticut in the process.
