Showing posts with label Henry Clinton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henry Clinton. Show all posts

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Journal of Captain John Montresor, July 5, 1777

Intense heat. Arrived 6 Sail of Merchantmen under Convoy of the Liverpool in whom came Sir Henry Clinton and his suite.

SOURCE: G. D. Scull, Editor, The Montresor Journals, p. 427

Journal of Captain John Montresor, July 14, 1777

I accompanied General Clinton to the Narrows and the works on Staaten Island. Signals made from the Eagle for the whole fleet to prepare to sail.

SOURCE: G. D. Scull, Editor, The Montresor Journals, pp. 427-8