Cornell, Ezekiel (1733-1800) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01015 Author/Creator: Cornell, Ezekiel (1733-1800) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: 3 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.7 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Cornell writes on behalf of the Board of War. Informs Knox of the status of several supply orders, including spirits, paper, and linseed oil. Notes that [Samuel] Hodgdon, Commissary General of Military Stores, "has a fair prospect of being furnished with some money..." Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide, "From the Board of War 3d July 1781."
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