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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Cornelius Swartwout

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02693 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Informs Swartwout that someone will show him where he and Captain Dusten can gather firewood for the upcoming winter.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Swartwout, Cornelius, fl. 1776-1783

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