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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Frothingham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01149 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 20 August 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Knox orders Frothingham, a deputy commissary of military stores, to "repair instantly to West Point," to transport stores to the West side of Kings Ferry by the following morning, where they will be received by Richard Frothingham, principal field commissary of military stores. General Alexander McDougall will assist if needed.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Frothingham, Thomas, 1755-1827
Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819
McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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