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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Alexander McDougall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00551 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Compton Creek, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 March 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21.4 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Has procured a large amount of shot from Ogden, the owner of a local iron works. Asks McDougall to procure a vessel from the quartermaster at Peekskill on which to send the shot to Albany, where it is badly needed by General Schuyler at Ticonderoga. Ogden most likely refers to Uzal Ogden, 1705-1780, a local iron manufacturer.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

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