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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [John] Mason

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02135 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 27 May 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 17.1 cm Order a Copy

Informs Mason that his request to visit his family has been granted. Initialed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp, as answered and inquiry to be continued.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Mason, John, fl. 1776-1790

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