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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Timothy Pickering

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01705 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 November 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26.8 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes that Sergeant [Moses] Dean will be transfered to Colonel Pickering's regiment from 5 November, as he requested (see GLC02437.01699). Mentions that Major Campbell will "make you acquainted with our difficulties respecting teams." Describes plans to transport the line.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Dean, Moses, fl. 1782-1783

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