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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Walker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01924 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 February 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 23.6 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the proportions of pay for artificers and sergeants in the artillery as opposed to the regular army.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818

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