Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Reuben Smith
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01110 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Sleepy Hollow, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 August 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses convening a court martial to try charges of malpractice brought against William Richards, deputy commissary of military stores at Litchfield, Connecticut (Smith, also at Litchfield, had previously divulged information about Richards's conduct). Written at Phillipsburg (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York).
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