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Moodie, Andrew, ?-1787 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01005 Author/Creator: Moodie, Andrew, ?-1787 Place Written: Herkimer, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 July 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written at Fort Herkimer. Captain Moodie updates Knox on general news at the fort. Reports that the gun powder for the fort is stored in the cellar of a house occupied by eight or nine families. Worries that no work will get done due to a lack of provisions. Transmits muster rolls, asking Knox to pass them on to Major [John] Doughty. Complains that his company has no shoes. On verso, an autograph note signed ("HK") by Henry Knox specifies "Major Campbell will forward this on Sight, by Express."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Moodie, Andrew, ?-1787
Doughty, John, 1754-1826

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