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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Edward Hand

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01577 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33.1 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Inquires about several corps, guards and fatigue parties to be used in the movement of powder from Fishkill to a temporary magazine at Constitution Island. Includes guards under Major Villefranche and Captain Buchanan.

Hand, Edward, 1744-1802
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de, 1747-1784

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