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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to the Board of War

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00887 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: February 13, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a situation with Pennsylvania soldiers concerning their term of service. See GLC02437.00899 for a letter written by Richard Peters, on behalf of the War Department, responding to Knox's letter. Possibly incomplete.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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