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Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01926 Author/Creator: Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784 Place Written: Stony Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 15, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the circumstance surrounding a stolen barrel of gunpowder and a request for a lock and key in addition to five hundred feet worth of boards to prevent such occurrences from happening again in the future.

Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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