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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Hull

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02394 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 17 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23 x 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the movement of troops and asks Hull to send one company to a different post. Signed for and written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp.

Hull, William, 1753-1825
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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