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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01419 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Burlington, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 May 1782 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Writes again about problems he is having with laboratories and the Commissary, Mr. [Richard] Frothingham. Emphasizes the need for some payment, especially for the officers: "a little money now would be of much more service than a great deal in future." "[Y]our Joseph" is likely Joseph Nourse. See GLC02437.01413 for a related letter.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819

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