Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Lamb
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01511 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 July 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy
Has received directions from General George Washington to move the artillery park from Burlington, New Jersey, to New Windsor, New York. Writes that he has contacted the Wagonmaster General for horses and oxen for transport, and the Wagonmaster has arranged for plenty of oxen, but fears that there may be difficulty in obtaining the necessary horses. Also includes directions about obtaining other miliary stores and transporting them.
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