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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Winthrop Sargent

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05553 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 23 July 1792 Pagination: 2 p. ; 23 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Later copy. Gives orders to Sargent concerning the protection of the North West territory. Mentions directing General Anthony Wayne to provide an escort for the governor of Georgia. Noted as written at the War Department.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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