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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Heath

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01588 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 7 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy

Writes, "The bearer hereof has in charge one William Campbell, who came to camp as a recruit for the Mass Line. He offered to enlist with the recruiting party [for] this State but was refused by Captain [Andrew] Moodie who has [reported] him to me. As I cannot learn that he is appropriated to any particular service, I send him to you, as Head of the Line for which he was recruited." Written and signed in the hand of Samuel Shaw.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Heath, William, 1737-1814

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