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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Hints for the Improvement of the Artillery of the United States]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00459 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 27 September 1776 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

A report for the Continental Congress outlining specific recommendations to improve the organization, supply, and administration of the Continental Army's artillery. Composed at Harlem Heights in New York. Title from docket. Knox's retained copy & marked 'copy' by him.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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