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Humphreys, David, 1752-1818 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01265 Author/Creator: Humphreys, David, 1752-1818 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

Communicates request from General George Washington that Knox forward him the return of ordnance and ordnance captured from the British in the siege of Yorktown. Washington intends to send the return with a letter to Congress. Colonel Humphreys was an aide to George Washington. GLC02437.10031 is Knox's copy of the report sent in response to this letter.

Humphreys, David, 1752-1818
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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