Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Timothy Pickering
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02663 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 17 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23.4 x 18 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses the issue of providing firewood for various forts along the Hudson, specifically Stony and Verplanck's Point. Asks if it is possible for those two places to obtain their own wood from the surrounding areas. Retained copy prepared for Knox's files, copied out entirely in the hand of Knox's aide-de-camp John Lillie. Docket in the hand of John Lillie.
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