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Brewster, Caleb, 1747-1827 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01954 Author/Creator: Brewster, Caleb, 1747-1827 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 February 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30.7 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy

Recounts and describes a gunboat fight with an enemy ship, which they boarded.

Brewster, Caleb, 1747-1827
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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