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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Certificate of Thomas Jones's pay]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00950 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 16 May 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Knox attests that Jones, from Sussex County, Virginia, was deputy field commissary of military stores. Discusses Jones's promotions and pay, asserting that he has not received the allowance for the depreciation of his pay.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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