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McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02433 Author/Creator: McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 August 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox to order a belt for his broadsword as his "Lads" lost the one he had, and a pistol, since one of his was stolen. Also asks Knox to order pistol cartridges. In a postscript asks for some twine, for he is "an old saylor" who "some times amuse myself with twine for various purposes..." Noted as written in Highlands.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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