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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Hawes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01806 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 17.1 cm Order a Copy

Discusses orders to supply the military hospitals with enough brimstone (sulfur).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hawes, William, fl. 1777-1783

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