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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00889 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 13, 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a meeting with the French army and navy and General Daniel Morgan's victory over General Banastre Tarleton, "the Kill-Devil of Cornwallis's Army," at the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, 17 January 1781.

Knox, William, 1756-1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Tarleton, Banastre, 1754-1833
Morgan, Daniel, 1736-1802

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