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Heath, William, 1737-1814 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01615 Author/Creator: Heath, William, 1737-1814 Place Written: Verplanck, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33.9 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Written from Camp Verplank's Point, present-day Verplanck, New York. Writes that since the Commander in Chief [General George Washington] has not yet received money or the necessary papers by the Southern post, he plans to postpone the meeting of Commissioners to next Wednesday.

Heath, William, 1737-1814
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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