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McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02576 Author/Creator: McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 September 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that "the people above, who trade to nyork, complain of being stopt at your post," and asks if some of the Connecticut troops are headed out tomorrow.

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

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