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McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00406 Author/Creator: McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa July 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 25.6 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Gives a letter of introduction for John Robertson, who served under Colonel McDougall "in the sea service" and has experience manning canons. Thinks Robertson could be of use to Knox and seeks to have him put on the payroll. Dated "summer 1776."

McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Robertson, John, fl. 1776-1783

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