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Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01931 Author/Creator: Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 33.6 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses salary of the Artillery artificers. States that they "should receive their ... pay with the rest of the army ... " Noted as written at Head Quarters. Appears to be a reply to GLC02437.01924.

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

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