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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lieutenant [M.] Wetzell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01140 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Orders Wetzell to take his two howitzers to West Point to coordinate with Colonel John Crane. Crane is to then transport the cannon to the West side of Kings Ferry, where Colonel John Lamb will receive them. Knox stipulates, "Not a moments delay to be made in the execution of this order."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wetzell, M., fl. 1781
Lamb, John, 1735-1800
Crane, John, 1744-1805

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