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Hand, Edward, 1744-1802 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01573 Author/Creator: Hand, Edward, 1744-1802 Place Written: Verplanck, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 13.6 cm, Width: 20.9 cm Order a Copy

Written from Camp Verplanks Point, present-day Verplanck, New York. Writes, "As the Commander in Chief proposes reviewing the Line on Saturday next, the relief for Dobb's Ferry and the fatigue at West Point will not march untill Sunday - it is expected that the regiments forming this Camp will be perfectly collected for the review." "On public service" written on address leaf.

Hand, Edward, 1744-1802
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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