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Fleming, George, 1748-1822 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02040 Author/Creator: Fleming, George, 1748-1822 Place Written: Stoney Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 March 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33.7 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that he has now taken command of the posts from Captain [Ephraim] Fenno. Describes the condition of the arms, stores, guns and gunpowder in the magazine there. Notes that a number of the paper cartridges have been damaged and the magazine is unfit to store powder in. (See GLC02437.04043 for Knox's reply to this letter.)

Fleming, George, 1748-1822
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784

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