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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00871 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 5 January 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Lists ordnance and military stores necessary for the campaign of 1781 according to type and number needed. Also includes a list of artillery necessary for a siege and a note concerning the making and cost of gun carriages. Written in a Park of Artillery. Written and signed for Knox by Samuel Shaw.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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