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Hunter, James, fl. 1781 [Bill to Henry Knox for military supplies needed for the siege of Yorktown].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01246 Author/Creator: Hunter, James, fl. 1781 Place Written: Falmouth, Virginia Type: Autograph document Date: 19 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

Bill for iron and waggonage from the Rappahannock Forge in Falmouth, Virginia. Knox's instructions to Hunter to send iron and ordnance to the James River and Hunter's report on fulfilling that request appear in GLC02437.01194 and GLC02437.01217, respectively.

Hunter, James, fl. 1781
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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