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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Ebenezer Stevens

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01339 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 27, 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Instructs Stevens to estimate the amount of timber necessary to build a variety of supplies, such as wagons and carriages, according to specifications he provides.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823

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