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Byers, James, fl. 1767-1784 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01917 Author/Creator: Byers, James, fl. 1767-1784 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 February 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33.3 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the casting of new artillery, namely howitzers.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Byers, James, fl. 1767-1784

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