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Peters, Richard, fl. 1732-1828 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00899 Author/Creator: Peters, Richard, fl. 1732-1828 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 21, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Responds to Knox's previously written letter to the War Office on 13 February 1781(see GLC02437.0887). Discusses the status and new command of troops.

Peters, Richard, 1744-1828
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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