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Crane, John, 1744-1805 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01026 Author/Creator: Crane, John, 1744-1805 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 July 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses ordnance he gathered to be sent from Springfield to Claverack, New York. Notes that Captain Callendar, delivering this letter to Knox, will give Knox details of their march from Boston. Intends to depart for Claverack as soon as the mortars are sent from Springfield.

Crane, John, 1744-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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