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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Ruddock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01575 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Mentions that a temporary magazine on a redoubt on Constitution Island (near West Point, New York), which is being prepared to house the powder from Fishkill, will be ready in three to four days. Asks that the powder from Newburgh be recovered first. Requests that he appeal to Colonel [Hugh] Hughes [Deputy Quartermaster General for New York State] for teams to transport it.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796

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