McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02688 Author/Creator: McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 Place Written: Highlands, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1783 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Asks Knox to order and send him supplies including nails, paint, and screws. Wonders if one of Knox's artificers can help him hang a new bell he has acquired to summon his servants. Also mentions that "This fellow [most likely referring to Colonel Hopkins] I am well informed has had a Bastard with a negro wench; and when I was lately in Dutcess County, a Muleto woman was shewn to me, by Mr Benson, that is reputed as his Daughter..." Jokes about having an officer write a song about the situation. - McDougall also mentions Hopkins in the context of "the Great Question of Commutation" (soldiers' pay).
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