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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Byers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01957 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 February 1783 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 33.6 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the casting of more artillery and the establishment of a system of ordnance for the United States as a whole.

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

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