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Letter from Colonel Knox to General Heath

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COLONEL KNOX TO GENERAL HEATH.

New York, August 25, 1776.

DEAR SIR: I have seen your letter to Major Henly requiring him to come to you immediately. I thought it was agreed upon between you and me that he was to stay till after the expected action, and am very sorry that you thought otherwise. I should be unhappy to oppose his promotion, for whom I have so good an opinion, and must beg the favour of you to appoint an Aid-de-Camp as pro tempore, and when the capital affair is past I shall have the pleasure to present you with as deserving an officer as is in the Army.

In the interim, I am, sir, your very humble servant,
H˙ KNOX.

To Major-General Heath, commanding the division of the Army at King' s Bridge.

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Title

Letter from Colonel Knox to General Heath

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-08-25

Recipient

Heath, William, General

Subject

Military action: military organization and discipline

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp06-D2036

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp06

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