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Humphreys, David, 1752-1818 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00964 Author/Creator: Humphreys, David, 1752-1818 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 6 June 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Humphreys, aide-de-camp to George Washington, informs Knox that Washington requests him to give an order for pistols for Colonel Sheldon's Regiment of Dragoons.

Humphreys, David, 1752-1818
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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