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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Order to Colonel Crane]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02403 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 20 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 15 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Order from General Knox telling Colonel John Crane to relieve Captain Burbeck's company whose time of service has expired with men whose are enlisted for a longer period.

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