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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Board of War and Ordnance

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01175 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Head of Elk, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 September 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Order a Copy

Reports that almost all the stores are embarked at Head of Elk, Maryland. He has not yet received a full account of ordnance sent from Philadelphia from Samuel Hodgdon, the commissary general of military stores, so he does not know if the Board's directions have been fulfilled. Knox will ensure full compliance. The supplies were needed for the upcoming siege of Yorktown.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Board of War & Ordnance
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

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