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Bryant, John, 1742-1816 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01073 Author/Creator: Bryant, John, 1742-1816 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.1 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Bryant, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Springfield Armory, discusses fuzes being made at the armory. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.

Bryant, John, 1742-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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