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to Henry A.S. Dearborn re: ordering marble capitals for University of Virginia

GLC07832

to Henry Dearborn

Knox writes to Colonel Dearborn regarding lands on the Kennebec River in present-day Maine. Asks Dearborn to rescue the lands from an unspecified situation on behalf of "his Excellency the Governor," likely referring to John Hancock, Governor of...

GLC02437.03084

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox the harbour in New York, New York and Boston, Massachusetts are the only two place that contract lime. Discusses the cost of building new sites and the cost of lime [stone?].

GLC02437.07518

to the Secretary of War [Henry Dearborn]

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Appears to be a letter of recognition for Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Writes to the Secretary of War [Henry Dearborn] verifying L'Enfant's services to Knox as an engineer from 1793 to 1794...

GLC02437.07696

to Henry Dearborn

Wants Dearborn to return a book of maps he borrowed from the War Department. Dearborn was using it to find the right spot for a lighthouse "on Leguin." Knox says he needs it for his work on the committee appointed to fortify harbors and seaports....

GLC02437.06038