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Tracy, Nathaniel, 1751-1796 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00261 Author/Creator: Tracy, Nathaniel, 1751-1796 Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1776 Pagination: 1p.+addr. 23.3 cm. x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Arranges to have the bearer of the letter retrieve artillery from Framingham, Massachusetts. Tracy was a merchant who turned privateer during the Revolution.

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