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Clark, Jeremiah, fl. 1783 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02669 Author/Creator: Clark, Jeremiah, fl. 1783 Place Written: New Cornwall, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 21.8 cm Order a Copy

Complains of West Point men trespassing into the neighborhood and cutting down timber. Asks Knox to help put a stop to the trespassing and cutting of wood.

Clark, Jeremiah, fl. 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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