Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00255 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 Place Written: Roxbury, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 24, 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 15.8 cm Order a Copy
Informs Knox that Samuel Hodgdon seeks his determination in regard to a commission for military uniforms. In a post script, asks if he may obtain clothes for his company immediately. In 1776, Hodgdon was a lieutenant in the Marines, and he later became the commissary general of military stores. Stevens had recently been appointed a captain in Knox's regiment of artillery.
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