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Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01046 Author/Creator: Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Tilghman, an aide for George Washington, writes "His Excellency approves of all but the order to land the Artillery & c at Kings ferry, He thinks it should be sent up to West point, as we have no Horses at kings ferry and few men to cover any thing there should the enemy land."

Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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