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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00888 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: February 13, 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Later copy. Discusses the status of troops throughout the New England states and a victory at Cowpens, South Carolina.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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