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Bliss, Luke, 1738-1811 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01068 Author/Creator: Bliss, Luke, 1738-1811 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Bliss, Commissary of Military Stores, reports that Wm. Pitkin, a proprietor of the powdermill at Glastonbury, Connecticut, has agreed to manufacture powder for Bliss. Continues to discusses powder and stores. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bliss, Luke, 1738-1811

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