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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [William] Perkins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01014 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Knox writes to Major William Perkins, overseer of stores at Providence, Rhode Island. "All the cannon & stores from Providence under you are to be transported to Fish Kill landing & there embark'd on board of vessels... & proceed to West Point..." The ships carrying stores are to float in the Hudson River by West Point above the chain (that laid across the Hudson), awaiting further orders.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Perkins, William, 1742-1802

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